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mope

American  
[mohp] / moʊp /

verb (used without object)

moped, moping

  1. to be sunk in dejection or listless apathy; sulk; brood.

verb (used with object)

moped, moping

  1. to make dejected, listless, or apathetic.

noun

  1. a person who mopes or is given to moping.

  2. mopes, depressed spirits; blues.

mope British  
/ məʊp /

verb

  1. to be gloomy or apathetic

    there's no time to mope

  2. to move or act in an aimless way

    he moped around the flat
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noun

  1. a gloomy person

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Other Word Forms

  • moper noun
  • mopingly adverb
  • mopy adjective

Etymology

Origin of mope

First recorded in 1560–70; variant of mop 2

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