mood S3 W3 /muːd/ BrE AmE noun
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ mood , ↑ moodiness ; adverb : ↑ moodily ; adjective : ↑ moody ]
[ Sense 1-5: Language: Old English ; Origin: mod 'mind, courage' ]
[ Sense 6: Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: mode ]
1 . WAY YOU FEEL [countable] the way you feel at a particular time:
You’re in a good mood this morning!
the general mood of depression in the office
2 . be in a mood to feel unhappy, impatient, or angry and to refuse to speak normally to other people:
He’s been in a real mood all day.
Don’t talk to her. She’s in one of her moods (=used about someone who is often unhappy, angry etc) .
3 . be/feel in the mood (for something) to feel that you would like to do something:
We really felt in the mood for a party.
I don’t want to talk about it now. I’m not in the mood.
4 . be in no mood for something/to do something to not want to do something, or be determined not to do something:
I was in no mood for a joke.
George was in no mood to be sociable.
5 . when the mood takes you at times that are not regular or planned, when you feel that you want to do something:
He used to visit them when the mood took him.
6 . WAY A PLACE OR EVENT FEELS [singular] the way that a place, event, book, film etc seems or makes you feel:
The opening shot of dark, rainy streets sets the mood for the whole film.
7 . GRAMMAR [countable] technical one of the sets of verb forms in grammar: the ↑ indicative (=expressing a fact or action) , the ↑ imperative (=expressing a command) , the ↑ interrogative (=expressing a question) , or the ↑ subjunctive (=expressing a doubt or wish)
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COLLOCATIONS
■ adjectives
▪ a good mood
He was in a good mood when he got home from work.
▪ a bad mood
The news had put her in a bad mood.
▪ a confident/optimistic/relaxed etc mood
At the beginning of the negotiations, he was in a confident mood.
▪ a holiday/party/festive mood (=a happy mood in which you want to enjoy a holiday or party)
The fans were in a festive mood after their team won the championship.
▪ a foul mood (=very bad and angry)
Watch what you say; he's in a foul mood.
▪ a black mood British English (=very angry or sad)
His earlier black mood seemed to have gone.
▪ a sombre mood British English , a somber mood American English (=serious and slightly sad)
His death has put the country in a sombre mood.
▪ the general mood (=the mood of a group of people)
One soldier expressed the general mood of fear and failure in a letter home.
▪ the public/national mood (=the mood of the people in a country)
The public mood was one of anger and frustration.
■ phrases
▪ a mood of optimism/despair/excitement etc
There is a new mood of optimism.
▪ a change of mood
Michael underwent one of his sudden changes of mood.
▪ the mood of the time/moment (=the way people in general feel at a particular time)
The movie captured the mood of the moment.
■ mood + NOUN
▪ mood swings (=changes of mood)
Sudden mood swings can be a sign of mental illness.
■ verbs
▪ reflect/capture somebody's mood (=show what someone is feeling)
His comments reflected the national mood.
▪ match/suit somebody's mood
The terrible weather matched her mood.
▪ lighten somebody's mood (=make someone feel happier)
The sun was streaming in the window, but it did nothing to lighten his mood.
▪ gauge somebody's mood (=try to decide what someone's mood is)
He looked at her for a moment, trying to gauge her mood.
▪ somebody's mood changes
Then his mood changed, and he laughed.
▪ somebody's mood improves
By the next morning, her mood had improved.