frown as a noun: - 1
as a verb: - 1
frown
noun
1 frown
A facial expression of dislike or displeasure.
synonym: scowl.
Roget 932:
disapprobation,
disapproval;
improbation†;
disesteem,
disvaluation†,
displacency†;
odium;
dislike
etc.
867.
dispraise,
discommendation†;
blame,
censure,
obloquy;
detraction
etc.
934;
disparagement,
depreciation;
denunciation;
condemnation
etc.
971;
ostracism;
black list.
animadversion,
reflection,
stricture,
objection,
exception,
criticism;
sardonic grin,
sardonic laugh;
sarcasm,
insinuation,
innuendo;
bad compliment,
poor compliment,
left-handed compliment.
satire;
sneer
etc.
(contempt)
930;
taunt
etc.
(disrespect)
929;
cavil,
carping,
censoriousness;
hypercriticism
etc.
(fastidiousness)
868.
reprehension,
remonstrance,
expostulation,
reproof,
reprobation,
admonition,
increpation†,
reproach;
rebuke,
reprimand,
castigation,
jobation†,
lecture,
curtain lecture,
blow up,
wigging,
dressing,
rating,
scolding,
trimming;
correction,
set down,
rap on the knuckles,
coup de bec [Fr.],
rebuff;
slap,
slap on the face;
home thrust,
hit;
frown,
scowl,
black look.
diatribe;
jeremiad,
jeremiade;
tirade,
philippic.
clamor,
outcry,
hue and cry;
hiss,
hissing;
sibilance,
sibilation,
catcall;
execration
etc.
908.
chiding,
upbraiding
etc.
v.;
exprobation†,
abuse,
vituperation,
invective,
objurgation,
contumely;
hard words,
cutting words,
bitter words.
evil-speaking;
bad language
etc.
908;
personality.
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Roget 895:
discourtesy;
ill breeding;
ill manners,
bad manners,
ungainly manners;
insuavity†;
uncourteousness†,
etc.
adj.;
rusticity,
inurbanity†;
illiberality,
incivility displacency†.
disrespect
etc.
929;
procacity†,
impudence: barbarism,
barbarity;
misbehavior,
brutality,
blackguardism†,
conduct unbecoming a gentleman,
grossieret_e,
brusquerie†;
vulgarity,
etc.
851.
churlishness
etc.
adj.;
spinosity†,
perversity;
moroseness
etc.
(sullenness)
901.1.
sternness
etc.
adj.;
austerity;
moodishness†,
captiousness
etc.
901;
cynicism;
tartness
etc.
adj.;
acrimony,
acerbity,
virulence,
asperity.
scowl,
black looks,
frown;
short answer,
rebuff;
hard words,
contumely;
unparliamentary language,
personality.
bear,
bruin,
brute,
blackguard,
beast;
unlicked cub†;
frump,
crosspatch†;
saucebox
etc.
887†;
crooked stick;
grizzly.
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Roget 839:
lament,
lamentation;
wail,
complaint,
plaint,
murmur,
mutter,
grumble,
groan,
moan,
whine,
whimper,
sob,
sigh,
suspiration,
heaving,
deep sigh.
cry
etc.
(vociferation)
411;
scream,
howl;
outcry,
wail of woe,
ululation;
frown,
scowl.
tear;
weeping
etc.
v.;
flood of tears,
fit of crying,
lacrimation,
lachrymation†,
melting mood,
weeping and gnashing of teeth.
plaintiveness
etc.
adj.;
languishment†;
condolence
etc.
915.
mourning,
weeds,
willow,
cypress,
crape,
deep mourning;
sackcloth and ashes;
lachrymatory†;
knell
etc.
363;
deep death song,
dirge,
coronach†,
nenia†,
requiem,
elegy,
epicedium†;
threne†;
monody,
threnody;
jeremiad,
jeremiade†;
ullalulla†.
mourner;
grumbler
etc.
(discontent)
832;
Noobe;
Heraclitus.
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Dutch: fronsen
verb
1 frown
Look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval.
synonyms: glower, lour, lower.
Roget 901a:
be sullen
etc.
adj.;
sulk;
frown,
scowl,
lower,
glower,
gloam†,
pout,
have a hangdog look,
glout†.
Roget 895:
be rude
etc.
adj.;
insult
etc.
929;
treat with discourtesy;
take a name in vain;
make bold with,
make free with;
take a liberty;
stare out of countenance,
ogle,
point at,
put to the blush.
cut;
turn one's back upon,
turn on one's heel;
give the cold shoulder;
keep at a distance,
keep at arm's length;
look cool upon,
look coldly upon,
look black upon;
show the door to,
send away with a flea in the ear.
lose one's temper
etc.
(resentment)
900;
sulk
etc.
901.1;
frown,
scowl,
glower,
pout;
snap,
snarl,
growl.
render rude
etc.
adj.;
brutalize,
brutify†.
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Roget 839:
lament,
mourn,
deplore,
grieve,
weep over;
bewail,
bemoan;
condole with
etc.
915;
fret
etc.
(suffer)
828;
wear mourning,
go into mourning,
put on mourning;
wear the willow,
wear sackcloth and ashes;
infandum renovare dolorem [Lat.]
[Vergil];
etc.
(regret)
833
give sorrow words.
sigh;
give a sigh,
heave,
fetch a sigh;
waft a sigh from Indus to the pole"
[Pope];
sigh 'like a furnace'"
[As you Like It];
wail.
cry,
weep,
sob,
greet,
blubber,
pipe,
snivel,
bibber†,
whimper,
pule;
pipe one's eye;
drop tears,
shed tears,
drop a tear,
shed a tear;
melt into tears,
burst into tears;
fondre en larmes [Fr.];
cry oneself blind,
cry one's eyes out;
yammer.
scream
etc.
(cry out)
411;
mew
etc.
(animal sounds)
412;
groan,
moan,
whine;
roar;
roar like a bull,
bellow like a bull;
cry out lustily,
rend the air.
frown,
scowl,
make a wry face,
gnash one's teeth,
wring one's hands,
tear one's hair,
beat one's breast,
roll on the ground,
burst with grief.
complain,
murmur,
mutter,
grumble,
growl,
clamor,
make a fuss about,
croak,
grunt,
maunder;
deprecate
etc.
(disapprove)
932.
cry out before one is hurt,
complain without cause.
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Roget 837:
be dejected
etc.
adj.;
grieve;
mourn
etc.
(lament)
839;
take on,
give way,
lose heart,
despond,
droop,
sink.
lower,
look downcast,
frown,
pout;
hang down the head;
pull a long face,
make a long face;
laugh on the wrong side of the mouth;
grin a ghastly smile;
look blue,
look like a drowned man;
lay to heart,
take to heart.
mope,
brood over;
fret;
sulk;
pine,
pine away;
yearn;
repine
etc.
(regret)
833;
despair
etc.
859.
refrain from laughter,
keep one's countenance;
be grave,
look grave
etc.
adj.;
repress a smile.
depress;
discourage,
dishearten;
dispirit;
damp,
dull,
deject,
lower,
sink,
dash,
knock down,
unman,
prostrate,
break one's heart;
frown upon;
cast a gloom,
cast a shade on;
sadden;
damp one's hopes,
dash one's hopes,
wither one's hopes;
weigh on the mind,
lie heavy on the mind,
prey on the mind,
weigh on the spirits,
lie heavy on the spirits,
prey on the spirits;
damp the spirits,
depress the spirits.
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Roget 900:
resent,
take amiss,
take ill,
take to heart,
take offense,
take umbrage,
take huff,
take exception;
take in ill part,
take in bad part,
take in dudgeon;
ne pas entendre raillerie [Fr.];
breathe revenge,
cut up rough.
fly into a rage,
fall into a rage,
get into a rage,
fly into a passion;
bridle up,
bristle up,
froth up,
fire up,
flare up;
open the vials of one's wrath,
pour out the vials of one's wrath.
pout,
knit the brow,
frown,
scowl,
lower,
snarl,
growl,
gnarl,
gnash,
snap;
redden,
color;
look black,
look black as thunder,
look daggers;
bite one's thumb;
show one's teeth,
grind one's teeth;
champ the bit,
champ at the bit.
chafe,
mantle,
fume,
kindle,
fly out,
take fire;
boil,
boil over;
boil with indignation,
boil with rage;
rage,
storm,
foam,
vent one's rage,
vent one's spleen;
lose one's temper,
stand on one's hind legs,
stamp the foot,
stamp with rage,
quiver with rage,
swell with rage,
foam with rage;
burst with anger;
raise Cain.
have a fling at;
bear malice
etc.
(revenge)
919.
cause anger,
raise anger;
affront,
offend;
give offense,
give umbrage;
anger;
hurt the feelings;
insult,
discompose,
fret,
ruffle,
nettle,
huff,
pique;
excite
etc.
824;
irritate,
stir the blood,
stir up bile;
sting,
sting to the quick;
rile,
provoke,
chafe,
wound,
incense,
inflame,
enrage,
aggravate,
add fuel to the flame,
fan into a flame,
widen the breach,
envenom,
embitter,
exasperate,
infuriate,
kindle wrath;
stick in one's gizzard;
rankle
etc.
919;
hit on the raw,
rub on the raw,
sting on the raw,
strike on the raw.
put out of countenance,
put out of humor;
put one's monkey up,
put one's back up;
raise one's gorge,
raise one's dander,
raise one's choler;
work up into a passion;
make one's blood boil,
make the ears tingle;
throw,
into a ferment,
madden,
drive one mad;
lash into fury,
lash into madness;
fool to the top of one's bent;
set by the ears.
bring a hornet's nest about one's ears.
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