Meanings
nounmoral support (uncountable)
- uncountableAssistance given to a person or cause, that is psychological rather than physical.
I was very grateful to my sister who came along with me to the psychologist as moral support.
1 more example
Although I'm not passionate about this issue, I'm willing to attend the rally to give moral support.
Translations
Afrikaans morele onderskraging
- morele onderskragingassistance given to a person or cause
Arabic دعم معنوي
- دعم معنويassistance given to a person or cause
Chinese Mandarin 精神支持
- 精神支持 (jīngshén zhīchí)assistance given to a person or cause
Czech morální podpora
- morální podporaassistance given to a person or cause
Finnish henkinen tuki
- henkinen tukiassistance given to a person or cause
French soutien moral
- soutien moralassistance given to a person or cause
German moralische Unterstützung
- moralische Unterstützungassistance given to a person or cause
Romanian susținere morală, sprijin moral
- susținere moralăassistance given to a person or cause
- sprijin moralassistance given to a person or cause
Russian моральная подде́ржка
- моральная подде́ржка (moralʹnaja poddéržka)assistance given to a person or cause
Spanish apoyo moral
- apoyo moralassistance given to a person or cause
Cite this entry
APA
moral support. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moral%20support
MLA
“moral support.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moral%20support. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moral support,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moral%20support.
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