noun
- the quality or state of being sullen, gloomy, and bad-tempered
Examples
- His moroseness after the defeat was evident to everyone.
- The constant rain seemed to increase the general moroseness of the group.
- She tried to shake off her moroseness and join the conversation.
- The teenager’s moroseness worried his parents.
- Despite the celebration around him, his moroseness persisted.
- The coach addressed the team’s moroseness with an inspiring speech.