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mope

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mope  (mp)
intr.v. moped, mop·ing, mopes
1.
a. To be gloomy or dejected.
b. To brood or sulk. See Synonyms at brood.
2. To move in a leisurely or aimless manner; dawdle.
n.
1. A person given to gloomy or dejected moods.
2. mopes Low spirits; the blues. Often used with the.

[Origin unknown.]

moper n.
mopish, mopey adj.
mopish·ly adv.

mope
Verb
[moping, moped]
1. to be gloomy or apathetic
2. to walk around in a gloomy and aimless manner [perhaps from obsolete mope fool]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mopemope - someone who wastes time              
do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, bum - person who does no work; "a lazy bum"
Verb1.mope - move around slowly and aimlessly
move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
2.mope - be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed
be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

mope
verb brood, moon, pine, hang around, idle, fret, pout, languish, waste time, sulk, be gloomy, eat your heart out, be apathetic, be dejected, be down in the mouth (informal) have a long face, wear a long face, go about like a half-shut knife (informal)
Translations
mope [məup] viestar deprimido
mope about, mope around viandar abatido

mope [məup] viavoir le cafard, se morfondre
mope about, mope around vibroyer du noir, se morfondre

mope [məup] viTrübsal blasen
mope about mope vimit einer Jammermiene herumlaufen
mope around mope vi = mope about

mope [məup] vifare il broncio
mope about
mope around vitrascinarsi or aggirarsi con aria avvilita

mope
v mope [məup]
to be depressed and mournful. neerslagtig wees يَسْتَسْلِم للحُزْن، يَشْعُر بالكآبَه потиснат съм být sklíčený, apatický hænge med hovedet Trübsal blasen έχω τις μαύρες μου abatirse, andar deprimido norutama افسرده بودن murjottaa broyer du noir לִהיוֹת מְדוּכֵּא उदास होना, निरुत्साह होना biti tužan búslakodik murung vera niðurdreginn/hnugginn assere abbattuto/depresso ふさぎ込む 풀이 죽다, 울적해 하다 būti prislėgtam, krimstis būt grūtsirdīgam murung kniezen henge med hodet, sture być przygnębionym apático a fi abătut хандрить byť apatický biti potrt sažaljevati se vara dyster (nere) เศร้าโศก bunalmak 憂鬱,悶悶不樂 хандрити; нудитися افسردہ ہونا rầu rĩ


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You should not mope all day in your rooms, but should come out into the green garden, and hear the birds sing with joy among the trees, and see the butterflies fluttering above the flowers, and hear the bees and insects hum, and watch the sunbeams chase the dew-drops through the rose-leaves and in the lily-cups.
To go back to my country-house, and mope over the loss of a woman who had deliberately deserted me?
"Man," I cried, "it will profit you nothing to mope thus.
 
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