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grimace

/ˈɡɹɪm.əs/

Meanings
noun
A contorted facial expression, often expressing contempt or pain.

Examples :

"The child wore a grimace after tasting the sour medicine. "
appearance body sensation emotion

Related Words

Illustration homework

homework noun

/ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/ /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/

Work that is done at home, especially school exercises assigned by a teacher.

"You must do your homework before you can watch television."

Illustration affectation

affectation noun

/ˌæf.ɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/

An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.

"The student's affectation of profound knowledge about literature was clearly a disguise for her lack of reading. "

Illustration pretense

pretense noun

/ˈpɹiːtɛns/

A false or hypocritical profession

"under pretense of friendliness"

Illustration pretence

pretence noun

/ˈpɹiːtɛns/

An act of pretending or pretension; a false claim or pretext.

"She helped her little brother with his homework under the pretence of enjoying math, when really she just wanted to watch her favorite TV show afterward. "

Illustration medicine

medicine noun

/ˈmed(ɪ).sn̩/ /ˈmɛ.dɪ.sɪn/

A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way.

"The medicine helped my grandmother feel better after she had the flu. "

Illustration assignment

assignment noun

/əˈsaɪnmənt/ /æˈsaɪnmənt/

The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

Illustration expression

expression noun

/ɪkˈspɹɛʃ.ən/

The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.

"My sister's joyful expression showed how happy she was about the good news. "

Illustration contempt

contempt noun

/kənˈtɛmpt/

The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.

"His contempt for the new teacher was obvious; he scoffed at her ideas and ignored her instructions. "

Illustration contorted

contorted verb

/kənˈtɔːrtɪd/ /kənˈtɔːrtəd/

To twist in a violent manner.

"features contorted with fury."

Illustration grimaces

grimaces noun

/ˈɡrɪməsɪz/ /ˈɡrɪməˌsɪz/

A contorted facial expression, often expressing contempt or pain.

"The child's face twisted in several grimaces as the doctor gave him the shot. "

Illustration actually

actually adverb

/-ɪ/ /ˈæk.(t)ʃu.ə.li/

(modal) In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.

"Actually, I had nothing to do with that incident."

Illustration expressing

expressing verb

/ɛk.ˈspɹɛsɪŋ/

To convey or communicate; to make known or explicit.

"Words cannot express the love I feel for him."