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mope

[ mohp ]
/ moÊŠp /
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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.
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Origin of mope

First recorded in 1560–70; variant of mop2

OTHER WORDS FROM mope

moper, nounmop·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby mope

moot point, mop, mopani, mopani worm, mopboard, mope, moped, mopery, mopes, mopey, mopish
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Words related to mope

brood, sulk, ache, bleed, chafe, despair, despond, droop, fret, grieve, grumble, grump, idle, lament, languish, moon, pine, regret, repine, sink

How to use mope in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for mope

mope
/ (məʊp) /
verb (intr)
to be gloomy or apatheticthere's no time to mope
to move or act in an aimless wayhe moped around the flat
noun
a gloomy person
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Derived forms of mope

moper, nounmopy, adjective

Word Origin for mope

C16: perhaps from obsolete mope fool and related to mop ²
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