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moodiness

noun

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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
  • The principal of Dos Pueblos High School, Bill Woodard, expressed sorrow about the beloved teacher’s death.
    Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Sadly, the reunion would leave the Bernstein family with lasting wounds and sorrow.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of sorrow
Noun
  • For the better part of two centuries, the Easy Chair—the oldest column in American journalism—has as often as not been a source of grief for its occupants.
    Christopher Carroll, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
  • This symptom of anxiety has brought me a lot of grief.
    Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of grief
Noun
  • How can one not be moved seeing the anguish of young and old in the rural area of Masafer Yatta as their homes and schools are demolished by the Israel Defense Forces, who claim the land as a training zone?
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
  • But the elation felt by many Syrians is darkened by the anguish of searching for news of relatives who disappeared in prisons where death and torture were routine.
    Justin Salhani, The Dial, 17 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
  • Its foreign minister in 2021 famously held a speech in thigh-high water to steer attention to the island's plight, expressing the feeling of desperation many in the region share.
    Katharina Buchholz, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • With each match eliminating contestants in shocking and violent ways, the show features themes of human desperation and the lengths people will go to stay alive.
    Jane LaCroix, People.com, 26 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 law applies specifically if there is intent to cause serious emotional distress to the person that is depicted in the image.
    Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
  • American’s logo was an upside-down American flag—both an SOS signal of distress and a statement of opposition, depending on who’s using it.
    Aaron Gilbreath, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of distress
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