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   mope

   /mōp/

   verb

   • 1. be dejected and apathetic: "no use moping—things could be worse" Similar broodsulkbe miserablebe gloomybe sadbe despondentpineeat one's heart outfretgrievedespairinformal:be down in the dumpsbe down in the mouthliterary:repine
   • ▪ wander around listlessly and aimlessly because of unhappiness or boredom: "moping around at home won't get you anywhere" Similar languishmoondroopidleloaffiddledriftstoogeinformal:moochlollygagbat

   noun

   • 1. a person given to prolonged spells of low spirits: "they're just a bunch of mopes"
   • ▪ low spirits; depression: "they switched to treating him like a child just bravely out of its mopes"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (the early noun sense being ‘fool or simpleton’): perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare with Swedish dialect mopa ‘to sulk’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. moper noun
   • 2. mopey adjective
   • 3. mopily adverb
   • 4. mopiness noun
   • 5. mopish adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   • P

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