Emotions / B1

MOOD/muːd/

Mood is how you feel at a particular time: in a good / bad / strange mood; mood swings. Atmosphere is the shared feeling of a place; emotion is a stronger, more specific feeling (anger, joy). Moody describes a person whose mood changes. In the mood for + -ing means you feel like doing it. Mood lighting is a design phrase.

Meaning

The way you feel at a particular time.

Examples

• “He is in a good mood today.”
• “I am not in the mood for an argument.”
• “The film matched my mood perfectly.”

Good to know

in a good / bad mood. in the mood for + -ing. Place feeling: atmosphere. Adjective: moody.

Near in meaning

temper

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