Frown — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a facial expression of dislike or displeasure

look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɹˈaʊn/

🇬🇧British English

/fɹˈaʊn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɹˈaʊn/

1 syllable Say it as /fɹˈaʊn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lour scowl lower glower

Parts of Speech

noun	a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
verb	look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

Word Forms

frown	verb	look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
scowl	verb	frown with displeasure
frown	noun	a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
glower	noun	an angry stare

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Stirnrunzeln

ein Gesichtsausdruck der Abneigung oder des Unmuts

🇫🇷French

froncer les sourcils

une expression faciale d'aversion ou de mécontentement

🇪🇸Spanish

fruncir el ceño

una expresión facial de desagrado o disgusto

🇮🇹Italian

cipiglio

un'espressione facciale di antipatia o dispiacere

🇳🇱Dutch

fronsen

een gezichtsuitdrukking van afkeer of ongenoegen

🇵🇹Portuguese

carranca

uma expressão facial de antipatia ou descontentamento

🇷🇺Russian

хмуриться

выражение лица неприязни или недовольства

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भ्रूभंग

नापसंदगी या अप्रसन्नता का चेहरे पर व्यक्त भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

ভ্রুকুটি

অপছন্দ বা বিরক্তির মুখের অভিব্যক্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

முகம் சுளிக்கிறது

வெறுப்பு அல்லது அதிருப்தியின் முகபாவனை

🇮🇳Telugu

ముఖం చిట్లించు

అయిష్టం లేదా అసంతృప్తి యొక్క ముఖ కవళిక

🇮🇳Marathi

भुसभुशीत

नापसंती किंवा नाराजीचे चेहऱ्यावरील भाव

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભવાં ચડાવવું

અણગમો અથવા નારાજગીના ચહેરાના હાવભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಂಟಿಕ್ಕಿ

ಇಷ್ಟವಿಲ್ಲದಿರುವಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಮಾಧಾನದ ಮುಖಭಾವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നെറ്റി ചുളിക്കുന്നു

ഇഷ്ടക്കേടിൻ്റെയോ അനിഷ്ടത്തിൻ്റെയോ മുഖഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਰਵੱਟੇ

ਨਾਪਸੰਦ ਜਾਂ ਨਾਰਾਜ਼ਗੀ ਦਾ ਚਿਹਰੇ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بھونکنا

ناپسندیدگی یا ناراضگی کا چہرے کا اظہار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

皱眉

不喜欢或不高兴的面部表情

🇯🇵Japanese

眉をひそめる

嫌悪感または不快感の表情

🇰🇷Korean

찌푸린 얼굴

싫어하거나 불쾌한 표정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cau mày

một biểu hiện trên khuôn mặt không thích hoặc không hài lòng

🇹🇭Thai

ขมวดคิ้ว

สีหน้าแสดงความไม่พอใจหรือไม่พอใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

cemberut

ekspresi wajah tidak suka atau tidak senang

🇵🇭Filipino

sumimangot

isang ekspresyon ng mukha ng hindi gusto o hindi kasiya-siya

🇲🇾Malay

berkerut dahi

ekspresi muka tidak suka atau tidak senang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عبوس

تعبيرات الوجه عن الكراهية أو الاستياء

🇮🇷Persian

اخم کردن

حالت چهره مبنی بر عدم علاقه یا نارضایتی

🇹🇷Turkish

kaşlarını çatmak

hoşnutsuzluğun veya hoşnutsuzluğun yüz ifadesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַבָּט כּוֹעֵס

הבעת פנים של סלידה או אי נחת

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The primary meaning of 'frown' is 'a facial expression of dislike or displeasure'.

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Using 'frown' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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