English Explanatory Dictionary

moral injury

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Harm to an individual's moral conscience and values, resulting from an act of perceived moral transgression on the part of themselves or others, and accompanied by guilt, shame, anger, etc.

Word forms

moral injury moral injuries

Related words

moral distress
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