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View synonyms for mope
mope
[ mohp ]
verb (used without object)
, moped, mop·ing.
- to be sunk in dejection or listless apathy; sulk; brood.
verb (used with object)
, moped, mop·ing.
- to make dejected, listless, or apathetic.
noun
- a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- mopes, depressed spirits; blues.
mope
/ məʊp /
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
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Derived Forms
- ˈmoper, noun
- ˈmopy, adjective
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Other Words From
- moper noun
- moping·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mope1
C16: perhaps from obsolete mope fool and related to mop ²
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Example Sentences
Be careful that none of the company are left to mope alone from being unacquainted with other guests.
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Girls are just like cats; they all like to mope around the register or the steam radiator in cold weather.
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He would put the gun back into its case again and mope in his library for days afterward.
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"I'm tired o' doin' nowt but mope i' th' house," Liz fretted.
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She could go out and move about and bestir herself, whereas in Manchester Square she could only sit and mope at home.
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