Grimace — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a contorted facial expression

contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɑːɹtnʌt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈɪmɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈɪmɪs/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈɑːɹtnʌt/.

Examples

she made a grimace at the prospect
He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

make a face face pull a face

Parts of Speech

noun	a contorted facial expression “she made a grimace at the prospect”
verb	contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state “He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do”

Word Forms

grimace	verb	contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
grimace	noun	a contorted facial expression

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Grimasse

ein verzerrter Gesichtsausdruck

🇪🇸Spanish

mueca

una expresión facial contorsionada

🇮🇹Italian

smorfia

un'espressione facciale contorta

🇳🇱Dutch

grimas

een verwrongen gezichtsuitdrukking

🇵🇹Portuguese

careta

uma expressão facial contorcida

🇷🇺Russian

гримаса

искаженное выражение лица

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मुंह बनाना

एक विकृत चेहरे की अभिव्यक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

কুঁচকানো

একটি বিকৃত মুখের অভিব্যক্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

முணுமுணுப்பு

ஒரு சிதைந்த முகபாவனை

🇮🇳Telugu

మొహమాటం

ఒక వికృతమైన ముఖ కవళిక

🇮🇳Marathi

काजळी

विकृत चेहर्यावरील हावभाव

🇮🇳Gujarati

મુંજવણ

વિકૃત ચહેરાના હાવભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಖಕೋಪ

ವಿಕೃತ ಮುಖಭಾವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിഹാസം

വികൃതമായ ഒരു മുഖഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁਸਕਰਾਹਟ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਗਾੜਿਆ ਚਿਹਰੇ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

چکناہٹ

ایک متضاد چہرے کا تاثر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

鬼脸

扭曲的面部表情

🇯🇵Japanese

しかめっ面

歪んだ表情

🇰🇷Korean

얼굴을 찡그리다

일그러진 표정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhăn mặt

nét mặt méo mó

🇹🇭Thai

หน้าตาบูดบึ้ง

การแสดงออกทางสีหน้าที่บิดเบี้ยว

🇮🇩Indonesian

meringis

ekspresi wajah yang berkerut

🇵🇭Filipino

ngumisi

isang liko na ekspresyon ng mukha

🇲🇾Malay

meringis

mimik muka yang berkerut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كشر

تعبيرات الوجه الملتوية

🇮🇷Persian

گریم

یک حالت چهره درهم

🇹🇷Turkish

yüz buruşturma

çarpık bir yüz ifadesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

העווה

הבעת פנים מעוותת

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