mope

intr.v., moped, mop·ing, mopes.

1. 1. To be gloomy or dejected.
   2. 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 mop'er n.
mopish mop'ish or mop'ey adj.
mopishly mop'ish·ly adv.

verb

1. To focus the attention on something moodily and at length: brood, cark, dwell, fret, worry. Informal stew. See concern/unconcern, thoughts.
2. To be sullenly aloof or withdrawn, as in silent resentment or protest: pet², pout, sulk. See happy/unhappy.

noun

A feeling or spell of dismally low spirits. blues, dejection, depression, despondence, despondency, doldrums, dolefulness, downheartedness, dumps, dysphoria, funk, gloom, glumness, heavy-heartedness, melancholy, mournfulness, sadness, unhappiness. See feelings, happy/unhappy.

v

Definition: pout, be dejected
Antonyms: be elated, be happy

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - hænge med næbbet, være nedtrykt
n. - dødbider, hængehoved

Nederlands (Dutch)
kniezen, kniesoor, depressie, gedeprimeerd

Français (French)
v. intr. - se morfondre, avoir le cafard/des idées noires
n. - mélancolique

Deutsch (German)
v. - Trübsal blasen
n. - Trauerkloß

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μελαγχολώ, είμαι κατσούφης
n. - πλήξη, μελαγχολία, κακοκεφιά

Italiano (Italian)
fare il broncio, rattristarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - agir desanimadamente, sentir-se deprimido
n. - pessoa apática (f)

Русский (Russian)
унылый человек, хандрить

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - estar abatido, tener ideas negras
n. - persona abatida, murria, melancolía, aburrimiento

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - vara dyster, tjura
n. - döddansare, grubblare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
忧郁, 意气消沉, 郁闷, 没精打采地闲荡, 忧郁的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 憂鬱, 意氣消沈, 鬱悶, 沒精打采地閒蕩
n. - 憂鬱的人

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 우울해 하다, 어슬렁 거리며 돌아다니다
n. - 우울한 사람, 우울함

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 気を腐らせる, 暗い気持で過ごす, ふさぎこむ, ぼんやり歩く
n. - ふさぎ屋, 陰気な人, 憂鬱

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يكتئب, كآبه, يتنكد (الاسم) كآبه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮שקע בייאוש, הידכדך, עטה ארשת מאוכזבת או עצובה‬
n. - ‮דכדוך, מרה שחורה, פנים עצובות‬

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