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Frown

/fɹaʊn/

A facial expression in which the eyebrows are brought together, and the forehead is wrinkled, usually indicating displeasure, sadness or worry, or less often confusion or concentration.

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📖 Definitions of "Frown"

noun

1
A facial expression in which the eyebrows are brought together, and the forehead is wrinkled, usually indicating displeasure, sadness or worry, or less often confusion or concentration.
2
A facial expression in which the corners of the mouth are pointed down.

🔄 Synonyms of "Frown"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
scowlnoun	(intransitive) To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry.
glowernoun	(intransitive) To look or stare with anger.
lowerverb	Bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Frown"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
scowlnoun	(intransitive) To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry.
glowernoun	(intransitive) To look or stare with anger.
lowerverb	Bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object.
lournoun	(intransitive) To frown; to look sullen.
sulkverb	(intransitive) To express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn.
poutnoun	(intransitive) To be or pretend to be ill-tempered; to sulk.
grimacenoun	A contorted facial expression, often expressing contempt or pain.
glarenoun	(intransitive) To stare angrily.
wrinklenoun	A small furrow, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface.
sneernoun	A facial expression where one slightly raises one corner of the upper lip, generally indicating scorn.
sournoun	Tasting of acidity.
knitverb	(ambitransitive) To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine.
broodnoun	The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.
furrownoun	A trench cut in the soil, as when plowed in order to plant a crop.
grimnoun	Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
disapproveverb	To have or express an unfavorable opinion.
downcastverb	Of the eyes, a facial expression, etc.: looking downwards, usually as a sign of discouragement, sadness, etc., or sometimes modesty.
glumnoun	Despondent; moody; sullen.
gloomnoun	A depressing, despondent, or melancholic atmosphere.
mopnoun	An implement for washing floors or similar, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle.