moroseness

/mə'rousnis/ Cách viết khác : (morosity) /mə'rɔsiti/

Thân thiện

A man sits alone in a dimly lit room, his face clouded with moroseness.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A sullen, moody, resentful disposition: A state or quality of being habitually gloomy, ill-tempered, and unsociable.
   • A gloomy, ill-tempered feeling: A temporary or specific instance of such a sullen and melancholy mood.

Usage

• Moroseness is an uncountable noun used to describe a deep-seated, persistent character trait of gloominess and irritability. It can also refer to the atmosphere or feeling produced by such a mood.
• It is a formal term, often used in literary or psychological contexts to describe a person's demeanor or the general tone of a situation.

Examples

• Noun:
  • His chronic moroseness made it difficult for others to approach him.
  • A cloud of moroseness descended on the household after they received the bad news.
  • She couldn't shake off the moroseness that had gripped her all morning.

Advanced Usage

• "To lapse into moroseness": to fall into a state of sullen gloom.
  • After his retirement, he often lapsed into moroseness.
• "An air of moroseness": a perceptible atmosphere of sullen gloom.
  • An air of moroseness hung over the abandoned mansion.

Variants and Related Words

• Morose (adj): Sullen, gloomy, and ill-tempered.
  • He gave a morose reply.
• Morosely (adv): In a sullen and gloomy manner.
  • He stared morosely out the window.

Synonyms

• Sullenness: A gloomy silence or ill-humor.
• Gloominess: A state of melancholy or depression.
• Sourness: Peevishness or ill-temper.

Antonyms

• Cheerfulness: The quality of being noticeably happy and optimistic.
• Geniality: The quality of being friendly and cheerful.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a sullen moody resentful disposition
2. a gloomy ill-tempered feeling

Từ đồng nghĩa

• sulkiness
• sullenness
• sourness
• glumness