broodiness

🇺🇸 /ˈbruːdinəs/ 🇬🇧 /ˈbruːdinəs/
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noun
R

Being quiet and sad because you are not happy or things did not go well.

After losing the game, she was in a broodiness and didn't want to talk to anyone.

R

A strong feeling of wanting to have a baby.

Her broodiness was evident as she gazed lovingly at the newborn baby.

translation

n. Being quiet and sad because you are not happy or things did not go well.; A strong feeling of wanting to have a baby.