{
    "term": "mood",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the way you are feeling at a particular time",
            "sensetop": "in a … moodin the mood for (doing) somethingin the mood (to do something)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's **in a good mood** today *(= happy and friendly)*.",
                    "contextForm": "in a … mood"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's always **in a bad mood** *(= unhappy, or angry and impatient)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to be in a **foul/festive mood**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Wait until he’s in a better mood before you ask him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm just not in the mood for a party tonight.",
                    "contextForm": "in the mood for (doing) something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was **in no mood for** being polite to visitors."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm not really in the mood to go out tonight.",
                    "contextForm": "in the mood (to do something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Let’s not talk about it now. I’m not in the mood."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Choose clothes to match your mood."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't talk to Miranda today—she's in a terrible mood!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He could sense her gloomy mood."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's in a funny mood today—who knows how he'll react?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His mood lifted as he concentrated on his driving."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I can't keep up with his constantly changing moods."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I tried to make him laugh, but he was in no mood for jokes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Instantly he felt her change of mood."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It immediately brightened her mood and brought a smile to her face."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was Christmas and everyone was in a festive mood."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Mood disorders can disrupt relationships."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Nicky seemed able to read her mood."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Not wanting to dampen her good mood, I quickly changed the subject."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She could be a very funny girl when the mood struck her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was in a bullish mood about the future of the company."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was not in the best of moods."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The music helped to put them in a more relaxed mood."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The weather seemed to reflect his dark mood."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the challenge of coping with negative mood states"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Helen was in a relatively confident mood."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The news had put Michelle in a foul mood."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["cheerful", "cheery", "good"],
                "verb + mood": ["be in", "get somebody in", "put somebody in"],
                "mood + verb": ["change", "shift", "become…"],
                "mood + noun": ["change", "swing", "state"],
                "phrases": [
                    "be in no mood for something",
                    "a change of mood",
                    "when the mood strikes you"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a period of being angry or impatient",
            "sensetop": "in a mood",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I wonder why he's in such a mood today.",
                    "contextForm": "in a mood"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was **in one of her moods** *(= one of her regular periods of being angry or impatient)*."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["cheerful", "cheery", "good"],
                "verb + mood": ["be in", "get somebody in", "put somebody in"],
                "mood + verb": ["change", "shift", "become…"],
                "mood + noun": ["change", "swing", "state"],
                "phrases": [
                    "be in no mood for something",
                    "a change of mood",
                    "when the mood strikes you"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the way a group of people feel about something; the atmosphere in a place or among a group of people",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The mood of the meeting was distinctly pessimistic."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The movie **captures the mood** of the interwar years perfectly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He threw in some jokes to **lighten the mood**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "But the mood of the country has changed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Haunting music greatly adds to the mood of the film."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sad news produced a sombre mood at the rally."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The prevailing mood of public opinion remained hostile."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We need a leader who can gauge the popular mood."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the prevailing mood in the country at the time"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a film that has captured the mood of the moment"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The crowd's mood abruptly turned violent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The overall mood was optimistic."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His comments pretty much killed the mood for the rest of the show."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The right music sets the mood for such a great moment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sacked workers were in defiant mood as they entered the tribunal."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["cheerful", "cheery", "good"],
                "verb + mood": ["be in", "get somebody in", "put somebody in"],
                "mood + verb": ["change", "shift", "become…"],
                "mood + noun": ["change", "swing", "state"],
                "phrases": [
                    "be in no mood for something",
                    "a change of mood",
                    "when the mood strikes you"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "one of the sets of verb forms or categories of verb use that expresses facts, orders, questions, wishes or conditions",
            "labels": "(grammar)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the indicative/imperative/subjunctive mood"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Language"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/muːd/",
                "audio": "mo/mood/mood__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/muːd/",
                "audio": "mo/mood/mood__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "senses 1 to 3 Old English mōd (also in the senses ‘mind’ and ‘fierce courage’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch moed and German Mut.senses 4 to 5 mid 16th cent.: variant of mode, influenced by mood ‘state of mind’."
}