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Dictionary: mo·rose   (mə-rōs', mô-) pronunciation
adj.
Sullenly melancholy; gloomy.

[Latin mōrōsus, peevish, from mōs, mōr-, self-will, caprice, manner.]

morosely mo·rose'ly adv.
moroseness mo·rose'ness n.

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(mo-ROS)

adjective
Gloomy, sullen.

Etymology
From Latin morosus, peevish, equivalent to mor-, mos, will, inclination + -osus, -ose.

Usage
"Celebrating, though, is hardly the right word for the morose Vitukhnovskaya, a peculiar mix of teenage anxieties and deconstructionalist ideas." — Natalya Shulyakovskaya, Freed Poet Reflects on Time in Jail, The Moscow Times (Russia), May 14, 1998.


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adjective

    Broodingly and sullenly unhappy: dour, gloomy, glum, moody, saturnine, sour, sulky, sullen, surly. See happy/unhappy.

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adj

Definition: very depressed, pessimistic
Antonyms: cheerful, friendly, happy, light-hearted, optimistic, uplifted


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Sullen or gloomy in attitude.

pronunciation I felt morose after I failed the test last week.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sur, gnaven

Nederlands (Dutch)
knorrig, somber

Français (French)
adj. - morose

Deutsch (German)
adj. - verdrießlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δύσθυμος, κακοδιάθετος, κατηφής, κακότροπος

Italiano (Italian)
imbronciato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - mal-humorado, triste

Русский (Russian)
мрачный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - malhumorado, taciturno

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - butter, grubblande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
郁闷的, 乖僻的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 鬱悶的, 乖僻的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 우울한, 까탈스러운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 気難しい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) نكد المزاج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮כעוס, זועף, מר-נפש‬


 
 
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