undermine morale

Frequency: 7.317.2 per million words

To weaken or damage the spirit of a group, often secretly or gradually.

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Examples (10)

  • His constant criticism began to undermine the team's morale.
  • Rumors and gossip can quickly undermine employee morale.
  • The company's new policy unintentionally helped to undermine staff morale.
  • Such actions only serve to undermine troop morale during wartime.
  • Lack of recognition can severely undermine the morale of volunteers.
  • Don't let negativity undermine your own morale or that of others.
  • The series of defeats started to undermine the players' morale.
  • Delays in payment are known to undermine the morale of freelancers.
  • He feared that further budget cuts would undermine departmental morale.
  • Leaders must be careful not to undermine the morale of their followers.