- mood
- nounADJECTIVE▪ cheerful, cheery, good, happy, jovial, pleasant▪
She was not in the best of moods.
▪ bullish (BrE), buoyant, confident (esp. BrE), jubilant (esp. BrE), optimistic, positive, upbeat▪She was in an upbeat mood about the future of the company.
▪ bad, black, foul, rotten, sour, terrible▪ negative, pessimistic▪ dark, depressed, gloomy, melancholy, sad, sombre/somber▪ bitchy (informal), grumpy, irritable▪ contemplative, introspective, pensive, reflective, serious, sober, thoughtful▪ expansive, talkative▪ mellow, relaxed▪ changing▪I can't keep up with his constantly changing moods.
▪ defiant (esp. BrE)▪The workers were in defiant mood as they entered the tribunal.
▪ generous▪ funny (esp. BrE), strange, weird▪He's in a funny mood today—who knows how he'll react?
▪ playful▪ celebratory, festive▪It was Christmas and everyone was in a festive mood.
▪ romantic▪ national, popular, public▪a president who can gauge the popular mood
▪ general, overall▪The overall mood was optimistic.
▪ current, prevailing▪the prevailing mood in the country at the time
VERB + MOOD▪ be in▪Don't talk to Miranda today—she's in a terrible mood!
▪ get sb in, put sb in▪The music helped to put them in a more relaxed mood.
▪ create, evoke▪ affect▪ match, reflect, suit▪Choose clothes to match your mood.
▪The weather seemed to reflect his dark mood.
▪ convey▪ capture, catch▪a movie that has captured the mood of the moment
▪ gauge▪ read, sense▪Nicky seemed able to read her mood.
▪He could sense her gloomy mood.
▪ establish, set▪The right music sets the mood for such a great moment.
▪ break, kill, ruin, spoil▪His comments pretty much killed the mood for the rest of the show.
▪ dampen, darken▪Not wanting to dampen her good mood, I quickly changed the subject.
▪ boost, brighten, elevate, enhance, improve, lift, lighten▪It immediately brightened her mood and brought a smile to her face.
▪ regulate▪Serotonin is a brain chemical which regulates mood.
MOOD + VERB▪ change, shift▪ become … , grow … , turn …▪The crowd's mood abruptly turned violent.
▪ darken▪ brighten, improve, lift, lighten▪His mood lifted as he concentrated on his driving.
MOOD + NOUN▪ change, swing▪After the accident he suffered violent mood swings.
▪ state▪the challenge of coping with negative mood states
▪ disorder, disturbance▪Mood disorders can disrupt relationships.
▪ symptomsPHRASES▪ be in no mood for sth▪I tried to make him laugh, but he was in no mood for jokes.
▪ a change of mood▪Instantly he felt her change of mood.
▪ when the mood strikes you▪She could be a very funny girl when the mood struck her.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
