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Noun: moroseness  mu'rows-nus
  1. A sullen moody resentful disposition
    "The old man's moroseness kept visitors away";
    - sulkiness, sullenness, sourness
     
  2. A gloomy ill-tempered feeling
    "His moroseness cast a shadow over the entire gathering";
    - glumness, sullenness

Type of: ill nature, moodiness

Encyclopedia: Moroseness