mope

/moup/
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mope

A child mopes on the couch after being told to clean his room.

Definition

  1. Verb (intransitive):

    • To be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed: To be in a state of low spirits, often showing a lack of interest or energy in one's surroundings.
    • To move around slowly and aimlessly: To wander or spend time in a listless, idle, and dejected manner.

  2. Noun (countable):

    • Someone who wastes time: A person who spends time in a listless, aimless, or dejected way; a person who mopes.
Examples of Usage
  • Verb:
    • After losing the game, he just wanted to mope in his room.
    • Don't mope about the house all day; go out and get some fresh air.
    • She moped for weeks after her pet died.
  • Noun:
    • Stop being such a mope and join the party!
    • He was a real mope yesterday, sighing and staring out the window.
Advanced Usage
  • "to mope around/about": This phrasal verb is very common and emphasizes the aimless, lingering nature of the action.
    • He spent the weekend moping around the apartment after the bad news.
  • The plural noun "the mopes" (informal) refers to a temporary state of feeling low-spirited or depressed.
    • She's got the mopes today; nothing seems to cheer her up.
Variants and Related Words
  • Mopey (adjective): Describing someone who is inclined to mope; gloomy and listless.
    • He's been in a mopey mood all week.
Synonyms
  • Verb: Brood, pine, languish, sulk, loaf, idle.
  • Noun: Loafer, idler, layabout, sourpuss (informal), killjoy.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Mope about/around: To move or spend time in a dejected and aimless way.
    • There's no point moping about what you can't change.
mope

A child mopes on the couch after being told to clean his room.

Noun
  1. someone who wastes time
Verb
  1. be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed
  2. move around slowly and aimlessly

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