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mope
[mohp]
verb (used without object)
to be sunk in dejection or listless apathy; sulk; brood.
verb (used with object)
to make dejected, listless, or apathetic.
noun
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
mopes, depressed spirits; blues.
mope
/ əʊ /
verb
to be gloomy or apathetic
there's no time to mope
to move or act in an aimless way
he moped around the flat
noun
a gloomy person
Other Word Forms
- moper noun
- mopingly adverb
- ˈDZ noun
- ˈDZ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of mope1
Example Sentences
He’s since apologized, saying, “I do town halls all around the world, and as you know, I mope sometimes.”
"I'm still not sure I've worked out the answer to that, but I'm certainly not going to mope around."
But the Bronx Bombers longtime general manager, Brian Cashman, didn’t mope, instead improving the American League champion roster with several adroit moves, starting with pitchers.
"My whole life turned upside down, and I spent ages moping and just sitting around," said the 34-year-old.
My Mexican hillbilly family never had time to whine and mope.
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