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MOOD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
Example:
he was in a bad humor
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("mood" is a kind of...):
feeling (the experiencing of affective and emotional states)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mood"):
peeve (an annoyed or irritated mood)
sulk; sulkiness (a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal)
amiability; good humor; good humour; good temper (a cheerful and agreeable mood)
distemper; ill humor; ill humour (an angry and disagreeable mood)
Derivation:
moody (subject to sharply varying moods)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("mood" is a kind of...):
grammatical relation (a linguistic relation established by grammar)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mood"):
common mood; declarative; declarative mood; fact mood; indicative; indicative mood (a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact)
subjunctive; subjunctive mood (a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible)
optative; optative mood (a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs)
imperative; imperative form; imperative mood; jussive mood (a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior)
interrogative; interrogative mood (some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The prevailing psychological state
Example:
the national mood had changed radically since the last election
Synonyms:
climate; mood
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("mood" is a kind of...):
condition; status (a state at a particular time)
Context examples:
On the Tuesday, Peter Carey was in one of his blackest moods, flushed with drink and as savage as a dangerous wild beast.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
This mood will grow stronger by the end of February.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
I am in a fine mood for gaiety.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
At last he could bear it no longer; so he took to his heels, and off he ran in a very sad and sorrowful mood.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
Now a research group has developed a highly selective compound that can effectively block FKBP51 in mice, relieving chronic pain and having positive effects on diet-induced obesity and mood.
(Depression, Obesity, Chronic Pain Could be Treated by Targeting the Same Key Protein, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The prefrontal cortex is the seat of higher order functions such as language, social behavior, mood, and attention, and which also helps regulate emotions, and more primitive areas of the brain.
(Researchers identify brain circuits that help people cope with stress, NIH)
New research shows the relationship between walking ability and self-reported mood.
(Mental, Not Physical, Fatigue Affects Seniors' Walking Ability, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Mirtazapine increases the levels of the chemicals serotonin and norepinephrine in the brain, which helps improve mood.
(Mirtazapine, NCI Dictionary)
But then your mood can change.
(Cocaine, NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
This process is involved in numerous functions, including regulation of mood, appetite, sleep, muscle contraction, and some cognitive functions including memory and learning.
(Negative Regulation of Serotonin Release, NCI Thesaurus)
