moodiness

noun

Definition of moodinessnext
1
as in unpredictability

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2
as in sorrow

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  1. sorrow
  2. grief
  3. anguish
  4. despair
  5. desperation
  6. mourning
  7. ennui
  8. distress
Noun
  • There will always be a stream of sorrow flowing under my feet.
    Christine Pride, SELF, 21 Nov. 2024
  • So why the slight tinge of sorrow in her announcement?
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of sorrow
Noun
  • Jean was a widowed mother of 10, and her death resulted in a 30-year nightmare of grief and uncertainty for her kids.
    Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
  • The disaster claimed the lives of 12 students and left 27 others seriously injured, forever marking the university community with grief and reflection.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of grief
Noun
  • This is just one of the many outer depictions of her inner anguish.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
  • The judge read on as Reuss described his anguish at being denied his vocation.
    Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of anguish
Noun
  • The song puts me in a state of deep despair — these haunting strings and ghostly pianos and synthesizers.
    Nate Sloan, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
  • When the Great Depression hit in the early 1930s, Hitler and his followers were ready to take advantage of the German people’s despair and to focus their attention on a scapegoat—the political left and the Jews—as support for centrist political parties eroded.
    Christine Adams / Made by History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of despair
Noun
  • This too carries a whiff of desperation, as though people are intentionally putting on a brave face and shoving forward symbols of our collective creativity and togetherness.
    Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The team acquired him from San Francisco in a mid-season desperation move, just beating the trade deadline, after a plethora of injuries plunged the offense into a deep funk.
    Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of desperation
Noun
  • The legend Quincy Jones has left the world in mourning.
    Elizabeth Ayoola and Dominique Fluker, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
  • This communal moment of mourning and remembering helped heal some of my wounds.
    Grecia Huesca Dominguez, refinery29.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of mourning
Noun
  • Chew-Bose’s power lies in her patience, as her script isn’t at all afraid to lull her audience into a state of not quite boredom, but at least ennui (the French!
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2024
  • The new series, which Natasha Rothwell created and stars in, joins shows such as Insecure, Atlanta, Girls, and Broad City in capturing the ennui of a Millennial protagonist who feels stuck in place.
    Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2024
Definition of ennui
Noun
  • But animal rights campaigners and pet owners have long complained that the noise causes extreme distress to animals.
    Patrick Smith, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • And even 12 years after the storm, a study of survivors reported elevated levels of psychological distress and post-traumatic stress symptoms compared to the general population.
    Bill Frist, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of distress
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