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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 weesيَسْتَسْلِم للحُزْن، يَشْعُر بالكآبَهпотиснат съмbýt sklíčený, apatickýhænge med hovedetTrübsal blasenέχω τις μαύρες μουabatirse, andar deprimidonorutamaافسرده بودنmurjottaabroyer du noirלִהיוֹת מְדוּכֵּאउदास होना, निरुत्साह होनाbiti tužanbúslakodikmurungvera niðurdreginn/hnugginnassere abbattuto/depressoふさぎ込む풀이 죽다, 울적해 하다būti prislėgtam, krimstisbūt grūtsirdīgammurungkniezenhenge med hodet, sturebyć przygnębionymapáticoa fi abătutхандритьbyť apatickýbiti potrtsažaljevati sevara dyster (nere)เศร้าโศกbunalmak憂鬱,悶悶不樂хандрити; нудитисяافسردہ ہوناrầu rĩ

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