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mood

//muːd//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Interjection

A word or short phrase used to express a sudden emotion or reaction.

Note for mood

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Forms

Plural
moods

Definitions

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.A mental or emotional state, composure.

    • I've been in a bad mood since I was dumped by my ex-boyfriend.
    • Nor these alone, but every landscape fair, / As fit for every mood of mind, / Or gay, or grave, or sweet, or stern, was there / Not less than truth design'd.
  2. 2.Emotional character (of a work of music, literature, or other art).

    • I'm in a really bad mood.
    • I'm not in the mood.
  3. 3.A disposition to do something, a state of mind receptive or disposed to do something.

    • I'm not in the mood for running today.
    • "The Placer SPCA brings by some kittens and puppies, and I do my best to get everyone tipsy and in a donating mood."
  4. 4.A sullen, gloomy or angry mental state; a bad mood.

    • He was beginning to forget his burdening, despairing mood of a short while ago.
    • He's in a mood with me today.
    • Joel was obviously in a mood, and if he was going to start yelling, Alex would rather be alone. “What did I do this time?” “It's more what you didn't do, idiot.”

Interjection

A word or short phrase used to express a sudden emotion or reaction.

  1. 1.Used to express that the speaker finds something very relatable.(slang)

    • You can't just say Mood and post random unrelated shit!
    • Joon posted a video with a stray cat with the caption 'V's tweet was like #mood'.
    • I mean, mood. Courteney Cox showing Kimmel her completely empty pantry over Zoom while explaining that her family is snacking more than usual is relatable content.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #2639

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

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Etymology

From Middle English mood, mode, mod, from Old English mōd (“mind,” in poetry also “heart, spirit, courage”), from Proto-West Germanic *mōd, from Proto-Germanic *mōdaz (“sense, courage, zeal, anger”), from Proto-Indo-European *moh₁-, *meh₁- (“endeavour, will, temper”).

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