MOPE


Meaning of MOPE in English

mope /məʊp $ moʊp/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive]

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Probably from mop , mope 'stupid person' (14-16 centuries) ]

to feel sorry for yourself, without making any effort to do anything or be more happy:

Don’t lie there moping on a lovely morning like this!

The week he died, we all sat around and moped.

mope around/about (something) phrasal verb British English

to move around a place in a sad slow way, especially because you feel unhappy about the situation you are in:

She spends her days moping around the house.

Stephen didn’t expect her to mope about while he was away on business.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.