Pronunciation: /moʊp/
noun a person who is gloomy or dejected
A1 She sat in a mope all day after her favorite toy broke.
A2 The child's mope was noticeable as he refused to play with his friends.
B1 His constant mope about not getting a promotion was starting to affect his work performance.
B2 Despite her friends' efforts to cheer her up, she remained in a mope for days.
C1 His mope over the failed project was understandable, but he needed to move on and learn from it.
C2 The actress couldn't shake off her mope after receiving negative reviews for her performance.
verb to be dejected or listless in thought or manner
A1 She mopes around the house all day when she's feeling sad.
A2 After failing his exam, he spent the whole weekend moping in his room.
B1 Instead of moping about the situation, she decided to take action and find a solution.
B2 He tends to mope whenever things don't go his way, but eventually he bounces back.
C1 Despite the setbacks, she refused to mope and continued to work towards her goals.
C2 After losing the championship game, the team didn't mope for long as they were already planning for the next season.
formal After receiving the bad news, he retreated to his room to mope for hours.
informal Stop moping around and do something productive with your time.
slang She's been moping about her breakup for weeks now.
figurative Don't mope over spilled milk, just clean it up and move on.
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