mope

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive) To carry oneself in a depressed, lackadaisical manner; to give oneself up to low spirits; to pout, sulk.
2. (transitive) To make spiritless and stupid.

Noun

1. The act of moping
2. (archaic) A dull, spiritless person.
3. A bottom feeder who "mopes" around a pornography studio hoping for his big break and often does bit parts in exchange for room and board and meager pay.

Synonyms

sulk

moon around

lounger

mope around

moon about

dillydallier

dallier

dilly-dallier

sadden

be depressed

be sad

worry about

be gloomy

mope about

mopus

brood

sing the blues

brood over

depress

despond

droop

fret

grieve

have the blues

Translations

Trübsal blasen

sauer sein

persona abatida

bunaltmak

üzmek

üzüntü

kasvetli

essere depresso

μελαγχολώ

bunaltı

sıkıntı

sıkmak

broyer du noir

languir

bouder

Pronounced as (IPA)

/məʊp/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: -

Cognate with Swedish: mopa

Cognate with Danish: måbe

Cognate with German: muffen

Cognate with French: moue

In summary

Late Middle English (as a noun meaning "simpleton, fool"), probably related to mop (“young of an animal, moppet”).
Alternatively, of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish mopa (“to sulk”), Danish måbe, themselves borrowed from Low German mopen (“to make faces, gape”), of uncertain ultimate origin, but compare Proto-West Germanic *mauwu (“protruding lip, pout”). Compare also German muffen, French moue.