Show dissatisfaction with a bad poem (4)
I believe the answer is:
mope
'show dissatisfaction' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.
'bad poem' is the wordplay.
'bad' is an anagram indicator.
'poem' anagrammed gives 'MOPE'.
'with a' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for mope that I've seen before include "Go gloomily about" , "Be apathetic or gloomy about poem" , "Be listless and apathetic" , "Be mildly depressed" , "Be listless or depressed" .)