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frown
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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.

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

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.

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.frownfrown - a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
facial expression, facial gesture - a gesture executed with the facial muscles
Verb1.frown - look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
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"

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] vifruncir el ceño
n with a frown → frunciendo el entrecejo
frown on vt fusdesaprobar
frown [fraun] nfroncement m de sourcils
vifroncer les sourcils
frown on vt (fig) → désapprouver
frown [fraun] nStirnrunzeln nt
frown on frown vt fusmissbilligen
frown [fraun] ncipiglio
viaccigliarsi
frown on vt fus (fig) → disapprovare

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 marszczyć 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 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

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