Grimace

usgb/ˈɡrɪməs/
noun

A twisted facial expression showing pain, disgust, or frustration.

She made a grimace when she tasted the bitter medicine.
Visual representation of "grimace" - A twisted facial expression showing pain, disgust, or frustration

Often appears as...

  • a grimace of disgust
  • a grimace of pain

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Disapproving

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Negative Emotion

Used to express negative feelings, often in an exaggerated way.

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Watching the horror movie, she grimaced at each gory scene.
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Nonverbal Cue

Conveys feelings without words, useful when you want to show how someone feels silently.

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I could tell he disliked the proposal by his immediate grimace.
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Intensity Variance

Can range from mild to severe depending on how strongly someone feels.

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Noticing the broken vase, her grimace deepened from annoyance to anger.
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