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moodiness





NOUN
sullenness
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It is often dark, visually and temperamentally; the music tends to moodiness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

Archie's reluctance to attend school began in 2022, but initially Ms Bryson thought it was just teenage moodiness.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2025

Yet “Venetian Vespers,” for all its moodiness, is elegantly compressed—the central drama occupies only a few days—and the conspiracy at its core is convincingly tawdry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025

Skidmore, 25, had a group of friends as a teenager that accepted his moodiness, but he could never get close to anyone.

From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2025

Her moodiness had annoyed me, too, sometimes, but not that night.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green




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