sullenness
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7.9
- noun
- /ˈsʌlənəs/
:
morosidad
- After receiving the disappointing news, she sat in a state of sullenness, refusing to speak to anyone.
- sullenness around
And if they don't have it, it sets off a vulnerable narcissistic cascade of sullenness, victimization, and rage.
- And if they don't have it, it sets off a vulnerable narcissistic cascade of sullenness, victimization, and rage.
Examples
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Sullenness is common among teenagers but was never present before in Nikki.
Fiction book (1995) -
There was a sullenness among the others following the accident, but Angus knew they would soon forget.
Fiction book (1994) -
What she was seeing now was sullenness and spite.
Fiction book (1992) -
"But I wasn't able to get the sullenness out of my voice.
Fiction book (1994) -
I resent his sullenness and try to get him talking again.
Fiction book (1996) -
At worst, it sounded like the grudging sullenness for which he was so notorious.
Academic text (2001) -
Lately, she had been sighing a lot in his presence and then lapsing into sullenness, as if she wanted him to be somebody else.
Fiction book (1991) -
A touch of sullenness tipped her mouth as she looked down at paper art prints on the tabletop.
Fiction book (1992) -
He never saw her fondle the child, or talk to it, or respond to its needs without sullenness.
Fiction book (1995) -
A persistent smile failed to conceal a certain sullenness around his eyes, like a needy but mistreated dog.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
229
1.0
A feeling of being unhappy
46
3.2
A feeling of sadness and low spirits
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8.0
A sad heavy feeling that hangs over a place
3
4.3
A time of refusing to talk because you feel annoyed or disappointed
1
6.2
A dull, gloomy feeling that makes things seem not interesting
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6.5
A serious, sad mood that feels quiet and heavy
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8.4
A gloomy, unfriendly mood that makes a person quiet and hard to approach
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4.0
A feeling of anger and bitterness after a disagreement
A quiet unhappy mood when someone shows anger or hurt feelings
Being quietly angry and refusing to talk or be friendly
A quiet unhappy mood that shows on a person's face or in their body language
A mood of being quiet and annoyed
A sad, sulky mood when someone avoids other people
A quiet feeling of sadness and low spirits
A sad, frowning look on a person's face
A feeling of gloom and sadness that lowers your mood
A feeling of sadness and no hope
A feeling of sadness and little interest in things
A feeling of being sad and having little hope
Antonyms
How Sullen
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sullenness comes from the adjective sullen, which once meant 'silent' or 'gloomy', like someone who will not speak. Think of sulk or being sulky — sullenness is that quiet, resentful mood.