bad mood

collocation in English

meaningsofbadandmood

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withmood.
bad
adjective
uk
/bæd/us
/bæd/
unpleasant and ...
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mood
noun[C]
uk
/muːd/us
/muːd/
the way you feel at a ...
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(Definition ofbadandmoodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbad mood

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First, he was short of time and in a particularlybadmoodwhen writing the 1728 letter.
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The judge looked like he was in abadmood.
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She often comes into school in abadmood.
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After the "conversation," the experimenter explained that the other child "was in abadmood," and would not be coming in to play.
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What we call "technological pessimism" is far more than abadmood.
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The farmers do not want to produce less to spite anybody, or because they are feeling in abadmood.
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That is not the fault of the workers; but they come to work in abadmoodwhich engenders friction in the factory.
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If one is feeling in a good mood, one tries to soften that reaction slightly, but if one is abadmood, one tries to tell the truth.
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I do not normally go in for acerbity in this kind of debate, but, for obvious reasons, one or two matters have put me into a slightlybadmood.
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And he is in abadmood.
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Scully, in abadmood, is skeptical of these claims.
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Noticing herbadmood, two of her teammates offer to take her out for a night on the town.
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If the situation is not good, he will be in abadmoodfor hours.
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He likes cleaning his room, doing housework and when he is in abadmood, he likes to sew.
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He also apologized to the crew for hisbadmoodthroughout filming due to the tightness of the budget and timetable.
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