moodiness

noun

Definition of moodinessnext
1
as in unpredictability

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2
as in sorrow

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moodiness
  1. sorrow
  2. grief
  3. anguish
  4. despair
  5. desperation
  6. mourning
  7. ennui
  8. distress
Noun
  • Those little eyebrows pinched in sorrow or remorse?
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Because, Linford says, while sorrow is real, the final word is joy.
    Jason DeRose, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of sorrow
Noun
  • Twenty years later, that woman (Cate Blanchett, as always a star) and the boy's father (Kevin Kline) must reckon with their lives then and now, and the complicated emotions of grief, rage and regret.
    USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Having experienced grief really recently myself — my dad died mid-filming of the season — that is how grief works.
    Jen Chaney, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of grief
Noun
  • Mass killing database:Revealing trends, details and anguish of every US event since 2006 How many school shootings took place in 2024?
    Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • What follows is a study in guilt, responsibility, and anguish, all told in ashamed interiority on Murphy’s face.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of anguish
Noun
  • Satan is harsh and hypnotic, romantic and self-pitying in his despair.
    Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The rest of the cast is excellent too, in both the showier roles — Quinto as Mark, plunged into despair; Woodley as Diana, devolving into derangement — and the quieter ones.
    Jesse Green, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of despair
Noun
  • Buffalo’s offense was so dominant that Detroit coach Dan Campbell felt compelled to try a desperation onside kickoff just three minutes into the fourth quarter.
    Tim Graham, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • And having any sort of feeling of desperation related to the production of artwork is so wrong, so counterintuitive to any creative practice.
    Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of desperation
Noun
  • For almost three years, our morning routine has been one of mourning.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
  • French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to visit Mayotte soon and to declare a national mourning period.
    Adrienne Surprenant and Tom Nouvian, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of mourning
Noun
  • The reigning champion for the Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy has returned for season 3 for more ennui and dark humor with Carmy Berzatto, the show’s prestige chef who returns to Chicago to run the wildly stressful kitchen at his late brother’s sandwich shop.
    Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • In many ways, the persona of Ballerina Farm has become an outlet for the stress, ennui, and dissatisfaction of American motherhood.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of ennui
Noun
  • The lawsuit alleges negligent infliction of emotional distress and negligence.
    Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 15 Dec. 2024
  • While one source said the legal action is ongoing, the litigation is not creating any prohibitive financial distress for VREG.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of distress
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