Definitions for MOPE
moʊpmope

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dallier, dillydallier, dilly-dallier, mope, loungerverb

   someone who wastes time

2. mope, mope aroundverb

   move around slowly and aimlessly

3. mope, moon around, moon aboutverb

   be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mopeverb

   to carry one's self in a depressed, lackadaisical manner; to give oneself up to low spirits; to pout

2. Etymology: Compare Danish måbe, German muffen.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Mopeverb

   To make spiritless; to deprive of natural powers.

   They say there are charms in herbs, said he, and so threw a handful of grass; which was so ridiculous, that the young thief took the old man to be moped. Roger L'Estrange.

   Severity breaks the mind; and then in the place of a disorderly young fellow, you have a low-spirited moped creature. John Locke, on Education.

2. To MOPEverb

   To be stupid; to drowse; to be in a constant daydream; to be spiritless, unactive and inattentive; to be stupid and delirious.

   What a wretched and peevish fellow is this king of England, to mope with his fat-brain’d followers. William Shakespeare.

   Eyes without feeling, feeling without sight,
   Ears without hands or eyes, smelling sans all,
   Or but a sickly part of one true sense
   Could not so mope. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

   Ev’n in a dream, were we divided from them,
   And were brought moping hither. William Shakespeare, Tempest.

   Intestine stone, and ulcer, cholick pangs,
   Demoniack phrensy, moping melancholy,
   And moon-struck madness. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. xi.

   The busy craftsman and o’erlabour’d hind,
   Forget the travel of the day in sleep;
   Care only wakes, and moping pensiveness;
   With meagre discontented looks they sit,
   And watch the wasting of the midnight taper. Nicholas Rowe.

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1. Mope

   Mope is the fourth single released from American music band the Bloodhound Gangs 1999 album Hooray for Boobies.

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1. mope

   To mope refers to behaving in a way that suggests one is gloomy, unhappy, or lacking energy or enthusiasm. It typically involves moving slowly and aimlessly, often due to disappointment, sadness, or not getting what one wants. It could also imply someone dwelling on their problems and not attempting to improve their situation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mopeverb

   to be dull and spiritless

2. Mopeverb

   to make spiritless and stupid

3. Mopenoun

   a dull, spiritless person

4. Etymology: [Cf. D. moppen to pout, Prov. G. muffen to sulk.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mope

   mōp, v.i. to be silent and dispirited: to be dull or stupid.—v.t. to make spiritless.—n. a listless person, a drone—also Mop′us.—adv. Mop′ingly.—adj. Mop′ish, dull: spiritless.—adv. Mop′ishly, in a mopish manner.—n. Mop′ishness. [Dut. moppen, to pout, sulk; Ger. muffen.]

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1. MOPE

   What does MOPE stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the MOPE acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Anagrams for MOPE »

1. poem

2. poëm

3. pome

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of MOPE in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of MOPE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of MOPE in a Sentence

1. Travis Mills:

   I could sit there and sulk and mope and be upset. But why?It does me no good, and I learned a couple of life lessons through this, the first one is I ca n’t control my situation but I can always control my attitude – so I decided to have a good attitude.Be bright and go.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=MOPE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mope
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=MOPE
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mope
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/MOPE
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=MOPE