Fear and Morale

Opposite meaning words

Fear noun - The emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger.

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Morale is an antonym for fear.

Morale noun - A state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose.

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Fear is an antonym for morale in confidence topic.

Nearby Words: moral, morality, moralistic, moralize, morally

good	good fear	good morale
similar	similar fear	similar morale
public	public fear	public morale
strong	strong fear	strong morale
Other adjectives: actual, massive, great, huge, little, bad, terrible, major, general, less, worst.

In order to count (except The Dreaded), the use of fear and morale breaking must be a standard tactic rather than something used once in a while.

Source: Terror Hero
While magical fear effects and such things as "morale" bonuses and penalties to e.g.

Source: Morale Mechanic
As he himself states, commissars who use fear to boost morale are for some reason more susceptible to "accidents" from his subordinates, which in turn would plummet morale to oblivion in the end.

Source: A Father To His Men / Literature

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