mopes
moʊps
Definition

Definition of mopes - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

1.
low spiritsRarestate of feeling down or sadRare
  • He's been in the mopes since Monday.
blues depression
2.
informal moodRareUSmildly depressed mood without clear reasonRareUS
  • She couldn't shake off the mopes all day.
blues depression gloom
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Origin of mopes

Unknown

Examples of mopes in a sentence

  • The rainy weather put him in the mopes.
  • He was in the mopes after the team lost.
  • The rainy weather gave him the mopes.

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  1. French:cafard, mélancolie, ...
  2. German:Depri, Trübsal, ...
  3. Italian:malumore, malinconia, ...
  4. Spanish:bajón, depre, ...
  5. Portuguese:baixo astral, tristeza passageira, ...
  6. Chinese:沮丧, 情绪低落, ...
  7. Japanese:憂鬱, 気分が沈む, ...
  8. Arabic:الكآبة, حَالَة اِكْتِئَاب خَفِيفَة, ...
  9. Hebrew:דִּכְדּוּךְ, ...
  10. Russian:хандра, ...
  11. Ukrainian:меланхолія, пригніченість, ...
  12. Hindi:उदासी, उदासीनता, ...
mope
moʊp

Definition of mope - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.
1.
emotionfeel sad and uninterested in activities
  • He moped around the house all day.
brood pine sulk
2.
aimlessmove slowly without a clear purpose
  • She moped through the park, lost in thought.
dawdle loiter wander

Noun

1.
emotionact of being in low spirits
  • His constant mope was starting to worry his friends.
gloom sulk
2.
gloomy personperson who is always gloomy
  • She was known as the mope of the group.
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move around without purpose, sometimes looking sad
He would mope around the house all day.
move around sadly without purpose
He would mope about the house all day.

Origin of mope

Dutch, moppen (to sulk)

Examples of mope in a sentence

  • Instead of working, he chose to mope in his room.
  • He moped around the house all day.
  • The dog moped in the yard, waiting for its owner.
  • Her mope lasted all afternoon.
  • A mope settled over the entire team.
  • He was such a mope during the rainy days.

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  1. French:déprimer, déprime, ...
  2. German:Trübsal blasen, Trübsal, ...
  3. Italian:deprimersi, malumore, ...
  4. Spanish:deambular, abatimiento, ...
  5. Portuguese:andar cabisbaixo, abatimento, ...
  6. Chinese:闷闷不乐, 低落情绪, ...
  7. Japanese:うろうろする, 落ち込み, ...
  8. Arabic:اِكْتَأَبَ, اِكْتِئَاب, ...
  9. Hebrew:לִשְׁקוֹעַ בְּעֶצֶב, דִּכְדּוּךְ, ...
  10. Russian:хандрить, хандра, ...
  11. Ukrainian:ходити, пригніченість, ...
  12. Hindi:मुँह लटकाना, उदासी, ...
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