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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

frown [fraun] n → froncement m de sourcils

vi → froncer les sourcils

frown on vt (fig) → désapprouver

frown [fraun] n → Stirnrunzeln nt

vi → die Stirn runzeln

frown on frown vt fus → missbilligen

frown [fraun] n → cipiglio

vi → accigliarsi

frown on vt fus (fig) → disapprovare

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frown

v frown [fraun]

to make the forehead wrinkle and the eyebrows move down (as a sign of worry, disapproval, deep thought etc) He frowned at her bad behaviour.fronsيَعْبِس، يُقَطِّب حاجِبيهмръщя се(za)mračit serynke pandendie Stirn runzelnσυνοφρυώνομαι, δυσανασχετώfruncir el ceñokulmu kortsutamaاخم کردنkurtistaa kulmiaanfroncer les sourcilsלְקַמֵט אֶת הַמֵצָחत्यौरी चढा़नाmrgoditi se, mrštiti seszemöldököt ráncolmengerutkan mukahleypa brúnum, yggla sigaccigliarsi, aggrottare le ciglia/sopraccigliaまゆをひそめる눈살을 찌푸리다, 얼굴을 찡그리다, 싫은 얼굴을 하다susirauktiraukt pierimengerutkan mukafronsenrynke pannen, skule, se morskt påmarszczyć brwifranzir a testaa se încruntaхмуритьсяmračiť sanamrščiti obrvimrgoditi serynka pannanย่นหน้าผากkaşlarını çatmak皺眉насуплювати бровиتیوری چڑھاناcau mày; nhăn mặt皱眉

n

such a movement of the forehead and eyebrows a frown of disapproval.fronsعُبوس، تَقْطيب الحاجبينнамръщванеzamračený pohled/výrazpanderynkendas Stirnrunzelnσυνοφρύωμαceñokulmukortsutusاخمkulmien kurtistusfroncement de sourcilsמַבָּט זוֹעֵףत्यौरीmrštenje, mrgođenjeszemöldökráncoláskerutan mukagretta, ygglibrúncipiglioしかめ面찡그림susiraukimassaraukta pierekerutan mukafronsrynket panne, morskt/skulende blikkzmarszczenie brwicarrancaîncruntă­turăхмурый взглядzamračený výrazmrščenje obrvimrgođenjerynkad panna, bister uppsynการย่นหน้าผากkaş çatma皺眉насуплені бровиتیوری چڑھاناsự cau mày皱眉

frown on/upon

to disapprove of (something) My family frowns (up) on smoking and drinking.fronsلا يُحِب، يَرْفُضне одобрявамodsuzovatse skævt tilmißbilligenαποδοκιμάζωdesaprobarpahaks panemaناپسند شمردنpaheksuadésapprouverלא לִראוֹת בְּעַיִן יָפָהअसहमति व्यक्त करनाne odobravatielítél vmittidak menyukailíta á með vanþóknundisapprovare～に不賛成である찬성하지 않다smerkti, nepritartinosodoši izturētiestidak membenarkanafkeurense skjevt til, se på med ublide øynekrzywo patrzeć nadesaprovara dezaprobaотноситься с неодобрениемodsudzovaťne odobravatinegodovatise ogillande på, ogillaไม่ยอมรับhoş karşılamamak, uygun görmemek不贊成дивитися несхвальноناراضگی ، نا موافقت کا اظہار کرناkhông đồng ý不赞成