frown

frown  (froun)

v. frowned, frown·ing, frowns

v.intr.

1. To wrinkle the brow, as in thought or displeasure.

2. To regard something with disapproval or distaste: frowned on the use of so much salt in the food.

v.tr.

To express (disapproval, for example) by wrinkling the brow.

n.

A wrinkling of the brow in thought or displeasure; a scowl.

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[Middle English frounen, from Old French froigner, to turn up one's nose, from frogne, grimace, of Celtic origin.]

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frowner n.

frowning·ly adv.

Synonyms: frown, glower, lower¹, scowl
These verbs mean to contract the brows in displeasure: frowns when he is annoyed; glowered upon being interrupted; lowering at the noisy child; scowled at my suggestion.

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frown

Verb

1. to wrinkle one's brows in worry, anger, or concentration

2. frown on to disapprove of: smoking at work is frowned on

Noun

1. the act of frowning

2. a look of disapproval or displeasure [Old French froigner]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	frown - a facial expression of dislike or displeasure scowl facial expression, facial gesture - a gesture executed with the facial muscles
Verb	1.	frown - look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval glower, lour, lower scowl - frown with displeasure grimace, make a face, pull a face - contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do"

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frown

verb 1. glare, scowl, glower, make a face, look daggers, knit your brows, give a dirty look, lour or lower

frown on disapprove of, dislike, discourage, take a dim view of, look askance at, discountenance, view with disfavour, not take kindly to, show disapproval or displeasure

noun 1. scowl, glare, glower, dirty look

Translations

frown [fraun] vi → fruncir el ceño

n with a frown → frunciendo el entrecejo

frown on vt fus → desaprobar

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frown [fraun] n → froncement m de sourcils

vi → froncer les sourcils

frown on vt (fig) → désapprouver

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frown [fraun] n → Stirnrunzeln nt

vi → die Stirn runzeln

frown on frown vt fus → missbilligen

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frown [fraun] n → cipiglio

vi → accigliarsi

frown on vt fus (fig) → disapprovare