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Assistance given to a person or cause, usually without getting directly involved.
I was very grateful to my sister who came along with me to the psychologist as moral support.
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moral support — noun Encouragement shown by approval rather than by active help • • • Main Entry: ↑moral * * * moral support ◇ Someone who gives you moral support helps you by supporting or encouraging you rather than by giving you money or practical help. She… … Useful english dictionary
Moral support — is a way of giving support to a person or cause, or to one side in a conflict, without making any contribution beyond the emotional or psychological value of the encouragement. For example, in a war between two countries or alliances, a third… … Wikipedia
moral support — moral sup port noun uncount if you give someone moral support you encourage them, especially by going somewhere with them: His family had come with him to give him moral support … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
moral support — UK / US noun [uncountable] if you give someone moral support, you encourage them, especially by going somewhere with them His family had come with him to give him moral support … English dictionary
moral support — /mɒrəl səˈpɔt/ (say moruhl suh pawt) noun 1. reassurance and encouragement: *cheer him up and give him moral support, because he will need all his friends at a difficult time like this –george johnston, 1964. 2. someone or something that provides …
moral support — Synonyms and related words: aid, backing, carriage, carrying, maintenance, psychological support, reliance, security blanket, subsidy, subvention, support, supportive relationship, supportive therapy, sustaining, sustainment, sustenance,… … Moby Thesaurus
moral support — noun support or help of a psychological rather than physical nature … English new terms dictionary
moral support — encouragement … English contemporary dictionary
support — [n1] something that holds up structure abutment, agency, back, backing, base, bed, bedding, block, brace, buttress, collar, column, cornerstone, device, flotation, foothold, footing, foundation, fulcrum, groundwork, guide, hold, lining, means,… … New thesaurus
moral — ► ADJECTIVE 1) concerned with the principles of right and wrong behaviour and the goodness or badness of human character. 2) conforming to accepted standards of behaviour. 3) psychological rather than physical or practical: moral support. ► NOUN… … English terms dictionary
