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moody

He is always moody and gets angry easily.Think dark and moody when hitting the high street and layer up with rollneck jumpers.It veers from moody French film music to something much darker when he tackles his true subject, prejudice.He is moody and generally angry at the world.Her parents had rowed bitterly and friends said she was often upset and moody because she was unhappy at home.At primary school she was bright and engaged but since moving to our local comprehensive she has become lazy and moody.It was just sad and moody.Do you choose a pale shade of grey or plump for a darker, more moody tone?That he's moody and unpredictable just makes him more interesting.Sitting at desk - mean and moody. Dark and moody - but in a good way.He's become moody and very snappy.He is aggressive and moody, often verbally nasty to me.Now the texting between them has finally stopped but he's moody and angry with me.The night before, her moody, unpredictable husband had held a knife to her throat.After all, he has been making a similar kind of moody and elliptical music for years, with precious little acclaim.I would smile, put on a front - and then act irritable or moody or depressed.

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moody

British English: moody /ˈmuːdɪ/ ADJECTIVE
A moody person often becomes depressed or angry without any warning.
His mother was very moody.
  • American English: moody
  • Arabic: مُتَقَلِبُ الْـمِزَاجِ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: mal-humorado
  • Chinese: 喜怒无常的
  • Croatian: zlovoljan
  • Czech: náladový
  • Danish: nedtrykt
  • Dutch: humeurig
  • European Spanish: malhumorado estar
  • Finnish: pahantuulinen
  • French: lunatique
  • German: launisch
  • Greek: κακόκεφος
  • Italian: volubile
  • Japanese: むっつりした
  • Korean: 침울한
  • Norwegian: lunefull
  • Polish: ponury
  • European Portuguese: mal-humorado
  • Romanian: capricios
  • Russian: унылый
  • Latin American Spanish: malhumorado
  • Swedish: nyckfull
  • Thai: หงุดหงิด
  • Turkish: huysuz
  • Ukrainian: похмурий
  • Vietnamese: thất thường

Chinese translation of 'moody'

moody

(ˈmuːdɪ)

adj

  1. (= unpredictable) [person] 喜怒无(無)常的 (xǐ nù wú cháng de)
  2. (= atmospheric) [film, music] 忧(憂)郁(鬱)的 (yōuyù de)
(adjective) 
Definition
temperamental or changeable
Teenagers can become unstable and moody.
Synonyms
changeable
He was a man of changeable moods.
The forecast is for changeable weather.
volatile
There have been riots before and the situation is volatile.
unpredictable
Britain's notoriously unpredictable weather
unstable
The situation is unstable and potentially dangerous.
erratic
the erratic nature of our recent weather
fickle
They are fickle, faithless and lewd.
temperamental
The patient was given to temperamental outbursts and paranoia.
impulsive
mercurial
his mercurial temperament
capricious
capricious mood swings
unsteady
His unsteady relationship with his flatmates incited him to move out.
fitful
He drifted off into a fitful sleep.
flighty
In my youth I was a frivolous fool, vain and flighty.
faddish
inconstant
Opposites
stable
,
constant
,
steady
(adjective) 
Definition
sullen, sulky, or gloomy
He is a moody man behind that jokey front.
Synonyms
sulky
a sulky adolescent
cross
Everyone was getting bored and cross.
wounded
angry
an angry rant
offended
She is terribly offended and hurt by personal remarks.
irritable
He had been waiting for an hour and was starting to feel irritable.
pissed (taboo, slang)
Why is she so pissed at you?
crabbed
crusty
a crusty old colonel with a gruff manner
temperamental
pissed off (taboo, slang)
touchy
He is very touchy about his past.
curt
petulant
He whined like a petulant child.
ill-tempered
You sound like an ill-tempered child.
irascible
He had an irascible temper.
cantankerous
You're just a cantankerous so-and-so.
tetchy
You always get tetchy when you're hungry.
testy
Ben gets testy when he is hungry.
chippy (informal)
in a huff
short-tempered
I'm a bit short-tempered sometimes.
waspish
Her tone was somewhat waspish and abrupt.
piqued
crabby
I'm extremely crabby when I'm hungry.
huffy
He always seemed so angry or huffy.
splenetic
retired military men with splenetic opinions
crotchety (informal)
a crotchety old man
ill-humoured
huffish
tooshie (Australian, slang)
Opposites
happy
,
gay
,
optimistic
,
cheerful
,
amiable
(adjective) 
Definition
sullen, sulky, or gloomy
Don't go all moody on me!
Synonyms
gloomy
sad
miserable
She went to bed, miserable and depressed.
melancholy
frowning
dismal
The main part of the hospital is pretty dismal.
dour
a dour, taciturn man
sullen
The offenders lapsed into a sullen silence.
glum
What are you both looking so glum about?
introspective
in the doldrums
out of sorts (informal)
You are feeling out of sorts and unable to see the wood for the trees.
downcast
a glum, downcast expression
morose
She was morose, pale and reticent.
lugubrious
He plays it so slowly that it becomes lugubrious.
pensive
She looked suddenly sombre and pensive.
broody
crestfallen
doleful
He stared over his glasses with a doleful look.
down in the dumps (informal)
saturnine
He is a saturnine man who speaks with precision and pedantic care.
down in the mouth (informal)
mopish
mopy
Opposites
happy
,
gay
,
optimistic
,
cheerful
,
amiable
(adjective) 
melancholy guitars and moody lyrics
Synonyms
sad
The loss left me feeling sad and empty.
gloomy
He is gloomy about the fate of the economy.
melancholy
It was at this time of day that I felt most melancholy.
sombre
The pair were in sombre mood.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of angry
Definition
feeling or expressing annoyance or rage
an angry rant
Synonyms
furious,
cross,
heated,
mad (informal),
raging,
provoked,
outraged,
annoyed,
passionate,
irritated,
raving,
hacked (off) (US, slang),
choked,
pissed (taboo, slang),
infuriated,
hot,
incensed,
enraged,
ranting,
exasperated,
irritable,
resentful,
nettled,
snappy,
indignant,
pissed off (taboo, slang),
irate,
tumultuous,
displeased,
uptight (informal),
riled,
up in arms,
incandescent,
ill-tempered,
irascible,
antagonized,
waspish,
piqued,
hot under the collar (informal),
on the warpath,
hopping mad (informal),
foaming at the mouth,
choleric,
splenetic,
wrathful,
at daggers drawn,
in high dudgeon,
as black as thunder,
ireful,
fit to be tied (slang),
tooshie (Australian, slang),
off the air (Australian, slang),
aerated
in the sense of cantankerous
Definition
quarrelsome or bad-tempered
You're just a cantankerous so-and-so.
Synonyms
bad-tempered,
contrary,
perverse,
irritable,
crusty,
grumpy,
disagreeable,
cranky (US, Canadian, Irish, informal),
irascible,
tetchy,
ratty (British, New Zealand, informal),
testy,
quarrelsome,
waspish,
grouchy (informal),
arsey (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang),
peevish,
crabby,
choleric,
crotchety (informal),
ill-humoured,
liverish,
captious,
difficult
in the sense of capricious
Definition
having a tendency to sudden unpredictable changes of attitude or behaviour
capricious mood swings
Synonyms
unpredictable,
variable,
unstable,
inconsistent,
erratic,
quirky,
fickle,
impulsive,
mercurial,
freakish,
fitful,
inconstant,
changeful

Synonyms of 'moody'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of crabbed
Definition
bad-tempered
Synonyms
bad-tempered,
trying,
difficult,
cross,
tough,
harsh,
sour,
cynical,
tart,
perverse,
prickly,
irritable,
acrimonious,
surly,
petulant,
churlish,
acrid,
morose,
ill-tempered,
tetchy,
ratty (British, New Zealand, informal),
testy,
fretful,
splenetic,
captious
in the sense of crabby
Definition
bad-tempered
I'm extremely crabby when I'm hungry.
Synonyms
bad-tempered,
acid,
irritable,
cross,
awkward,
sour,
prickly,
snappy,
surly,
tetchy,
ratty (British, New Zealand, informal),
testy,
grouchy (informal),
unsociable,
misanthropic,
crotchety (informal),
mardy (dialect),
snappish,
ill-humoured,
nasty-tempered
in the sense of cross
Definition
angry
Everyone was getting bored and cross.
Synonyms
angry,
impatient,
irritable,
annoyed,
put out,
hacked (off) (informal),
pissed (taboo, slang),
crusty,
snappy,
grumpy,
vexed,
pissed off (taboo, slang),
sullen,
surly,
fractious,
petulant,
disagreeable,
short,
churlish,
peeved (informal),
ill-tempered,
irascible,
cantankerous,
tetchy,
ratty (British, New Zealand, informal),
tooshie (Australian, slang),
testy,
fretful,
waspish,
in a bad mood,
grouchy (informal),
querulous,
shirty (slang, British),
peevish,
splenetic,
crotchety (informal),
snappish,
ill-humoured,
liverish,
captious,
pettish,
out of humour,
hoha (New Zealand)
in the sense of crotchety
Definition
bad-tempered
a crotchety old man
Synonyms
bad-tempered,
difficult,
cross,
contrary,
awkward,
irritable,
crusty,
grumpy,
surly,
fractious,
disagreeable,
cantankerous,
tetchy,
ratty (British, New Zealand, informal),
testy,
peevish,
curmudgeonly,
obstreperous,
crabby,
liverish
in the sense of crusty
Definition
rude or irritable
a crusty old colonel with a gruff manner
Synonyms
irritable,
short,
cross,
prickly,
touchy,
curt,
surly,
gruff,
brusque,
cantankerous,
tetchy,
ratty (British, New Zealand, informal),
testy,
chippy (informal),
short-tempered,
peevish,
crabby,
choleric,
splenetic,
ill-humoured,
captious,
snappish or snappy
in the sense of dismal
Definition
gloomy and depressing
The main part of the hospital is pretty dismal.
Synonyms
gloomy,
depressing,
dull,
dreary,
lugubrious,
cheerless
in the sense of doleful
Definition
dreary or mournful
He stared over his glasses with a doleful look.
Synonyms
mournful,
sad,
gloomy,
depressing,
low,
painful,
distressing,
dismal,
melancholy,
dreary,
sombre,
pitiful,
forlorn,
woeful,
lugubrious,
sorrowful,
wretched,
funereal,
cheerless,
woebegone,
down in the mouth,
dolorous
in the sense of dour
Definition
sullen and unfriendly
a dour, taciturn man
Synonyms
gloomy,
forbidding,
grim,
sour,
dismal,
dreary,
sullen,
unfriendly,
morose
in the sense of downcast
Definition
sad and dejected
a glum, downcast expression
Synonyms
dejected,
sad,
depressed,
unhappy,
disappointed,
discouraged,
miserable,
dismayed,
choked,
daunted,
dismal,
despondent,
dispirited,
disheartened,
disconsolate,
crestfallen,
down in the dumps (informal),
cheerless,
sick as a parrot (informal)
in the sense of erratic
Definition
irregular or unpredictable
the erratic nature of our recent weather
Synonyms
unpredictable,
variable,
unstable,
irregular,
shifting,
eccentric,
abnormal,
inconsistent,
uneven,
unreliable,
wayward,
capricious,
desultory,
changeable,
aberrant,
fitful,
inconstant

Additional synonyms

in the sense of fickle
Definition
changeable in purpose, affections, etc.
They are fickle, faithless and lewd.
Synonyms
capricious,
variable,
volatile,
unpredictable,
unstable,
unfaithful,
temperamental,
mercurial,
unsteady,
faithless,
changeable,
quicksilver,
vacillating,
fitful,
flighty,
blowing hot and cold,
mutable,
irresolute,
inconstant
in the sense of fitful
Definition
occurring in irregular spells
He drifted off into a fitful sleep.
Synonyms
irregular,
broken,
disturbed,
erratic,
variable,
flickering,
unstable,
uneven,
fluctuating,
sporadic,
intermittent,
impulsive,
haphazard,
desultory,
spasmodic,
inconstant
in the sense of flighty
Definition
frivolous and not very reliable or serious
In my youth I was a frivolous fool, vain and flighty.
Synonyms
frivolous,
wild,
volatile,
unstable,
irresponsible,
dizzy (informal),
fickle,
unbalanced,
impulsive,
mercurial,
giddy,
capricious,
unsteady,
thoughtless,
changeable,
impetuous,
skittish,
light-headed,
harebrained,
scatterbrained,
ditzy or ditsy (slang)
in the sense of glum
Definition
gloomy and quiet, usually because of a disappointment
What are you both looking so glum about?
Synonyms
gloomy,
miserable,
dismal,
down,
low,
melancholy,
dejected,
downcast,
morose,
doleful,
downhearted,
down in the dumps (informal),
down in the mouth,
in low spirits,
chapfallen,
sour,
moody,
crabbed,
pessimistic,
grumpy,
sullen,
surly,
churlish,
sulky,
crestfallen,
saturnine,
huffy,
ill-humoured
in the sense of huffy
He always seemed so angry or huffy.
Synonyms
sulky,
irritable,
moody,
short,
cross,
angry,
offended,
choked,
crabbed,
disgruntled,
resentful,
edgy,
crusty,
snappy,
grumpy,
sullen,
touchy,
curt,
surly,
moping,
petulant,
tetchy,
ratty (British, New Zealand, informal),
testy,
chippy (informal),
waspish,
querulous,
shirty (slang, British),
peevish,
crotchety (informal),
pettish,
tooshie (Australian, slang)
in the sense of ill-tempered
Definition
having a bad temper
You sound like an ill-tempered child.
Synonyms
cross,
irritable,
grumpy,
irascible,
sharp,
annoyed,
impatient,
touchy,
bad-tempered,
curt,
spiteful,
tetchy,
ratty (British, New Zealand, informal),
testy,
chippy (informal),
choleric,
ill-humoured,
liverish
in the sense of irascible
Definition
easily angered
He had an irascible temper.
Synonyms
bad-tempered,
cross,
irritable,
crabbed,
touchy,
cantankerous,
peppery,
tetchy,
ratty (British, New Zealand, informal),
testy,
chippy (informal),
short-tempered,
hot-tempered,
quick-tempered,
choleric,
narky (British, slang)
in the sense of irritable
Definition
easily annoyed or angered
He had been waiting for an hour and was starting to feel irritable.
Synonyms
bad-tempered,
cross,
snappy,
hot,
tense,
crabbed,
fiery,
snarling,
prickly,
exasperated,
edgy,
touchy,
petulant,
ill-tempered,
irascible,
cantankerous,
tetchy,
ratty (British, New Zealand, informal),
testy,
chippy (informal),
fretful,
peevish,
crabby,
dyspeptic,
choleric,
crotchety (informal),
oversensitive,
snappish,
ill-humoured,
narky (British, slang),
out of humour
in the sense of lugubrious
Definition
mournful or gloomy
He plays it so slowly that it becomes lugubrious.
Synonyms
gloomy,
serious,
sad,
dismal,
melancholy,
dreary,
sombre,
woeful,
mournful,
morose,
sorrowful,
funereal,
doleful,
woebegone,
dirgelike
in the sense of melancholy
Definition
characterized by, causing, or expressing sadness
It was at this time of day that I felt most melancholy.
Synonyms
sad,
down,
depressed,
unhappy,
low,
blue,
miserable,
moody,
gloomy,
dismal,
sombre,
woeful,
glum,
mournful,
dejected,
despondent,
dispirited,
melancholic,
downcast,
lugubrious,
pensive,
sorrowful,
disconsolate,
joyless,
doleful,
downhearted,
heavy-hearted,
down in the dumps (informal),
woebegone,
down in the mouth,
low-spirited

Additional synonyms

in the sense of mercurial
Definition
lively and unpredictable
his mercurial temperament
Synonyms
capricious,
volatile,
unpredictable,
erratic,
variable,
unstable,
fickle,
temperamental,
impulsive,
irrepressible,
changeable,
quicksilver,
flighty,
inconstant
in the sense of miserable
Definition
unhappy or depressed
She went to bed, miserable and depressed.
Synonyms
sad,
down,
low,
depressed,
distressed,
gloomy,
dismal,
afflicted,
melancholy,
heartbroken,
desolate,
forlorn,
mournful,
dejected,
broken-hearted,
despondent,
downcast,
sorrowful,
wretched,
disconsolate,
crestfallen,
doleful,
down in the dumps (informal),
woebegone,
down in the mouth (informal)
in the sense of morose
Definition
ill-tempered, sullen, and unwilling to talk very much
She was morose, pale and reticent.
Synonyms
sullen,
miserable,
moody,
gloomy,
down,
low,
cross,
blue,
depressed,
sour,
crabbed,
pessimistic,
perverse,
melancholy,
dour,
crusty,
glum,
surly,
mournful,
gruff,
churlish,
sulky,
taciturn,
ill-tempered,
in a bad mood,
grouchy (informal),
down in the dumps (informal),
crabby,
saturnine,
ill-humoured,
ill-natured
in the sense of offended
She is terribly offended and hurt by personal remarks.
Synonyms
upset,
pained,
hurt,
bothered,
disturbed,
distressed,
outraged,
stung,
put out (informal),
grieved,
disgruntled,
agitated,
ruffled,
resentful,
affronted,
miffed (informal),
displeased,
in a huff,
piqued,
huffy,
tooshie (Australian, slang)
in the sense of out of sorts
Definition
not in normal good health or temper
You are feeling out of sorts and unable to see the wood for the trees.
Synonyms
depressed,
miserable,
in low spirits,
down,
low,
blue,
sad,
unhappy,
gloomy,
melancholy,
mournful,
dejected,
despondent,
dispirited,
downcast,
long-faced,
sorrowful,
disconsolate,
crestfallen,
down in the dumps (informal),
down in the mouth (informal),
mopy
in the sense of pensive
Definition
deeply thoughtful, often with a tinge of sadness
She looked suddenly sombre and pensive.
Synonyms
thoughtful,
serious,
sad,
blue (informal),
grave,
sober,
musing,
preoccupied,
melancholy,
solemn,
reflective,
dreamy,
wistful,
mournful,
contemplative,
meditative,
sorrowful,
ruminative,
in a brown study (informal),
cogitative
in the sense of petulant
Definition
unreasonably irritable or peevish
He whined like a petulant child.
Synonyms
sulky,
cross,
moody,
sour,
crabbed,
impatient,
pouting,
perverse,
irritable,
crusty,
sullen,
bad-tempered,
ratty (British, New Zealand, informal),
fretful,
waspish,
querulous,
peevish,
ungracious,
cavilling,
huffy,
fault-finding,
snappish,
ill-humoured,
captious
in the sense of pissed
Definition
angry
Why is she so pissed at you?
Synonyms
angry,
cross,
furious,
mad (informal),
annoyed,
pissed off (taboo, slang),
displeased,
irked,
tooshie (Australian, slang)
in the sense of saturnine
Definition
having a gloomy temperament or appearance
He is a saturnine man who speaks with precision and pedantic care.
Synonyms
gloomy,
grave,
sombre,
dour,
morose,
glum,
taciturn,
phlegmatic,
uncommunicative
in the sense of short-tempered
Definition
easily angered
I'm a bit short-tempered sometimes.
Synonyms
quick-tempered,
impatient,
touchy,
irascible,
fiery,
peppery,
ratty (British, New Zealand, informal),
testy,
chippy (informal),
hot-tempered,
choleric

Additional synonyms

in the sense of sombre
Definition
serious, sad, or gloomy
The pair were in sombre mood.
Synonyms
gloomy,
sad,
sober,
grave,
dismal,
melancholy,
mournful,
lugubrious,
joyless,
funereal,
doleful,
sepulchral
in the sense of splenetic
Definition
irritable or bad-tempered
retired military men with splenetic opinions
Synonyms
irritable,
cross,
bad-tempered,
acid,
sour,
crabbed,
sullen,
touchy,
petulant,
spiteful,
bitchy (informal),
churlish,
morose,
irascible,
tetchy,
ratty (British, New Zealand, informal),
testy,
chippy (informal),
fretful,
rancorous,
peevish,
crabby,
choleric,
envenomed
in the sense of sullen
Definition
unwilling to talk or be sociable
The offenders lapsed into a sullen silence.
Synonyms
morose,
cross,
moody,
sour,
gloomy,
brooding,
dour,
surly,
glowering,
sulky,
unsociable,
out of humour
in the sense of temperamental
Definition
(of a person) tending to be moody and have sudden outbursts of anger
The patient was given to temperamental outbursts and paranoia.
Synonyms
moody,
emotional,
touchy,
sensitive,
explosive,
passionate,
volatile,
fiery,
impatient,
erratic,
irritable,
mercurial,
excitable,
capricious,
petulant,
hot-headed,
chippy (informal),
hypersensitive,
highly strung,
easily upset,
unstable
in the sense of testy
Definition
irritable or touchy
Ben gets testy when he is hungry.
Synonyms
irritable,
cross,
grumpy,
crabbed,
impatient,
snappy,
sullen,
touchy,
bad-tempered,
petulant,
irascible,
cantankerous,
peppery,
tetchy,
ratty (British, New Zealand, informal),
quarrelsome,
chippy (informal),
fretful,
short-tempered,
waspish,
peevish,
quick-tempered,
splenetic,
snappish,
liverish,
captious
in the sense of tetchy
Definition
cross, irritable, or touchy
You always get tetchy when you're hungry.
Synonyms
irritable,
cross,
grumpy,
crabbed,
impatient,
snappy,
sullen,
touchy,
bad-tempered,
petulant,
irascible,
cantankerous,
peppery,
ratty (British, New Zealand, informal),
testy,
quarrelsome,
chippy (informal),
fretful,
short-tempered,
waspish,
peevish,
quick-tempered,
splenetic,
snappish,
liverish,
captious
in the sense of touchy
Definition
easily upset or irritated
He is very touchy about his past.
Synonyms
oversensitive,
irritable,
bad-tempered,
cross,
crabbed,
grumpy,
surly,
petulant,
irascible,
tetchy,
ratty (British, New Zealand, informal),
testy,
chippy (informal),
thin-skinned,
grouchy (informal),
querulous,
peevish,
quick-tempered,
splenetic,
easily offended,
captious,
pettish,
toey (New Zealand, slang)
in the sense of unpredictable
Definition
not easy to predict or foresee
Britain's notoriously unpredictable weather
Synonyms
extraordinary,
erratic,
changeable,
variable,
chance,
random,
doubtful,
unstable,
unreliable,
fickle,
hit-and-miss (informal),
iffy (informal),
hit-or-miss (informal),
inconstant,
unforeseeable,
fluky (informal),
scattershot
in the sense of unstable
Definition
likely to change suddenly and create difficulties or danger
The situation is unstable and potentially dangerous.
Synonyms
changeable,
volatile,
unpredictable,
variable,
fluctuating,
unsteady,
fitful,
inconstant
in the sense of unsteady
His unsteady relationship with his flatmates incited him to move out.
Synonyms
erratic,
unpredictable,
volatile,
unsettled,
wavering,
unreliable,
temperamental,
changeable,
vacillating,
flighty,
inconstant

Additional synonyms

in the sense of volatile
Definition
(of circumstances) liable to sudden change
There have been riots before and the situation is volatile.
Synonyms
changeable,
shifting,
variable,
unsettled,
unstable,
explosive,
unreliable,
unsteady,
inconstant
in the sense of waspish
Definition
bad-tempered or spiteful
Her tone was somewhat waspish and abrupt.
Synonyms
bad-tempered,
cross,
irritable,
grumpy,
touchy,
petulant,
waxy (informal, British),
ill-tempered,
irascible,
cantankerous,
peppery,
crabbed,
tetchy,
ratty (British, New Zealand, informal),
testy,
chippy (informal),
fretful,
peevish,
crabby,
splenetic,
crotchety (informal),
snappish,
liverish,
captious,
pettish
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