moroseness

• Substantiv, das den Zustand oder die Eigenschaft bezeichnet, mürrisch, verdrießlich oder übel gelaunt zu sein; eine gereizte, verdrossene oder verschlossene Gemütsverfassung.

A noun referring to a state or quality of being gloomy, ill-tempered, sullen, or resentful in mood or disposition.

unzählbar

1. Gloomy ill-tempered feelingC1formal

   A state of being sullenly gloomy and irritable.

   Düstere Gereiztheit

   • His moroseness made the dinner party uncomfortable.
   • She couldn't shake off the moroseness that had settled over her.
   • The team's moroseness was palpable after the loss.

   Synonymegloominessgrumpinessill humorirritabilitymoodinesspeevishnesssulkinesssullennesssurliness

   Antonymebrightnesscheerfulnessgenialityjovialitypleasantness

2. Sullen moody dispositionC1formal

   A tendency to be resentfully silent and ill-humored.

   Mürrischkeit

   • His natural moroseness made him difficult to approach.
   • Her moroseness was a defense mechanism against disappointment.
   • The child's moroseness worried his parents.

   Synonymegloominessgrumpinessill humorirascibilitymoodinessmumpssulkinesssullennesssurliness

   Antonymebrightnesscheerfulnessgaietyjovialitylightheartedness