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Definition of moping - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
emotionstate of being gloomy or apathetic
- Her constant moping affected everyone around her.
Adjective
emotionfeeling sad and without energy
- She was moping around the house all day after hearing the bad news.
Origin of moping
Dutch, moppen (to sulk)
Examples of moping in a sentence
Moping in her room, she missed the party. He was moping around the house all weekend. Her moping demeanor worried her friends.
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- French:mélancolie, abattu, ...
- German:Schwermut, niedergeschlagen, ...
- Italian:abbattimento, abbattuto, ...
- Spanish:apatía, mustio, ...
- Portuguese:desânimo, abatido, ...
- Chinese:情绪低落, 闷闷不乐的, ...
- Japanese:憂鬱, ふさぎ込んだ, ...
- Arabic:كَآبَة, كَئِيب, ...
- Hebrew:דִכְדּוּךְ, מְדוּכְדָּךְ, ...
- Russian:уныние, унылый, ...
- Ukrainian:хандра, пригнічений, ...
- Hindi:उदासी, उदास, ...
Definition of mope - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
emotionfeel sad and uninterested in activities
- He moped around the house all day.
2.
aimlessmove slowly without a clear purpose
- She moped through the park, lost in thought.
Noun
1.
emotionact of being in low spirits
- His constant mope was starting to worry his friends.
2.
gloomy personperson who is always gloomy
- She was known as the mope of the group.
Expressions with mope
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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.
Nobody wanted to hang out with a mope like him.
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- French:déprimer, déprime, ...
- German:Trübsal blasen, Trübsal, ...
- Italian:deprimersi, malumore, ...
- Spanish:deambular, abatimiento, ...
- Portuguese:andar cabisbaixo, abatimento, ...
- Chinese:闷闷不乐, 低落情绪, ...
- Japanese:うろうろする, 落ち込み, ...
- Arabic:اِكْتَأَبَ, اِكْتِئَاب, ...
- Hebrew:לִשְׁקוֹעַ בְּעֶצֶב, דִּכְדּוּךְ, ...
- Russian:хандрить, хандра, ...
- Ukrainian:ходити, пригніченість, ...
- Hindi:मुँह लटकाना, उदासी, ...
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