mope
verb
[ məʊp ]
• feel dejected and apathetic.
• "no use moping—things could be worse"
Similar:
brood,
sulk,
be miserable,
be gloomy,
be sad,
be despondent,
pine,
eat one's heart out,
fret,
grieve,
despair,
be down in the dumps,
be down in the mouth,
repine,
mope
noun
• a person given to prolonged spells of low spirits.
• "a bunch of totally depressed mopes"
Similar:
melancholic,
depressive,
pessimist,
prophet of doom,
killjoy,
moaner,
sourpuss,
wet blanket,
party pooper,
spoilsport,
grouch,
grump,
misery,
melancholiac,
Origin:
mid 16th century (the early noun sense being ‘fool or simpleton’): perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare with Swedish dialect mopa ‘to sulk’.
