Mood (Noun)
Meaning 1
The prevailing psychological state; "the climate of opinion"; "the national mood had changed radically since the last election".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker.
Classification
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
Examples
- The teacher's mood seemed to change as she began to grade the papers.
- Her mood shifted from happy to sad after watching the movie.
- The dark clouds outside matched my mood perfectly that day.
- The artist's use of colors captured the mood of the rainy city.
- The smell of freshly baked cookies instantly lifted my mood.
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Hyponyms
Meaning 3
A characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor".
Classification
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
Examples
- Her mood changed instantly when she received the good news from her sister.
- The gloomy weather outside seemed to match his mood perfectly that day.
- The smell of freshly baked cookies always lifted her mood and made her feel at home.
- His mood swings were becoming increasingly unpredictable and difficult to handle.
- The music was upbeat and energetic, but it didn't seem to improve his mood at all.