mood

mood

W3S3 [mu:d] n

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1¦(way you feel)¦

2 be in a mood

3 be/feel in the mood for something

4 be in no mood for something/to do something

5¦(way a place or event feels)¦

6¦(grammar)¦

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[Sense: 1-5; Origin: Old English mod 'mind, courage']

[Sense: 6; Date: 1500-1600; Origin: mode]

1.) ¦(WAY YOU FEEL)¦

the way you feel at a particular time

▪ You're in a good mood this morning!

▪ The manager was in a foul mood and was shouting at everyone.

▪ The players are all in a confident mood .

▪ What kind of mood is she in today?

▪ The good weather put him in an excellent mood for breakfast.

▪ It usually takes me a couple of days to get into the holiday mood .

▪ The mood of the crowd was unpredictable.

▪ the growing mood of confidence in East-West relations

▪ the general mood of depression in the office

▪ Why had her mood changed so dramatically?

▪ a mental disorder characterized by severe mood swings

▪ The weather did little to lighten their mood .

▪ The movie accurately reflects the mood of the time .

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 sth

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 sth/to do sth

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.) ¦(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.

6.) ¦(GRAMMAR)¦ 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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COLLOCATES for sense 1

in a good mood (=happy)

in a bad mood (=angry)

in a foul mood (=in a very bad mood)

in a confident/optimistic mood

in a holiday/party/festive mood

put somebody in a good/bad etc mood (=make someone feel happy, angry etc)

get into the mood (=start to feel that you are ready and want to do something)

mood of confidence/optimism/despair/gloom etc

the general mood (=among a group of people)

the mood of the time/moment

somebody's mood changes

mood swings (=sudden big changes in someone's mood)

lighten somebody's mood (=make someone happier)

reflect/capture somebody's mood (=show what someone is feeling)

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