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Definition of Grimace
1. Noun. A contorted facial expression. "She made a grimace at the prospect"
Generic synonyms: Facial Expression, Facial Gesture
Specialized synonyms: Moue, Pout, Wry Face
2. Verb. Contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state. "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do"
Specialized synonyms: Squinch, Squint, Wince, Smile, Frown, Glower, Lour, Lower, Screw Up, Mop, Mow, Pout
Generic synonyms: Communicate, Intercommunicate
Definition of Grimace
1. n. A distortion of the countenance, whether habitual, from affectation, or momentary and occasional, to express some feeling, as contempt, disapprobation, complacency, etc.; a smirk; a made-up face.
2. v. i. To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces.
Definition of Grimace
1. to contort the facial features [v -MACED, -MACING, -MACES]
Medical Definition of Grimace
1. A distortion of the countenance, whether habitual, from affectation, or momentary aad occasional, to express some feeling, as contempt, disapprobation, complacency, etc.; a smirk; a made-up face. "Moving his face into such a hideons grimace, that every feature of it appeared under a different distortion." (Addison) "Half the French words used affectedly by Melantha in Dryden's "Marriage a-la-Mode," as innovations in our language, are now in common usa: chagrin, doubleentendre, eclaircissement, embarras, equivoque, foible, grimace, naivete, ridicule. All these words, which she learns by heart to use occasionally, are now in common use." Origin: F, prob. Of Teutonic origin; cf. AS. Grma mask, specter, Ical. Grma mask, hood, perh. Akin to E. Grin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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