frown

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• General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɹaʊ̯n/
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• /ˈfɹæʊ̯n/ Southern US, Midland US, Mid-Atlantic US, New York City, Australian, New Zealand
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From Middle English frown, froun (“a threatening appearance; lowering of the clouds”), from frounen (“to frown”). See below.

From Middle English frounen (“to frown as an expression of disapproval, displeasure, shame, fear, or jealousy”), from Old French froignier, froingnier, frognier (“to wrinkle the mouth or forehead, frown, scowl”), of uncertain and disputed origin. Perhaps from Medieval Latin fruncāre (“to wrinkle, crease, turn up one's nose, make a face, frown”) (compare Old High German fruncetura (“wrinkle”), via Latin), from Frankish *hrunkwittjā (“wrinkle”)/*hrunkwōn (“to wrinkle”), whence Old High German runza (“wrinkle”). See also French froncer (“to frown, scowl”). Alternatively, perhaps from Gaulish *frognā (“nostril”), from Proto-Celtic *srognā (“nose”). Still yet, perhaps of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish fryna (“to frown, frown with one's nose, make a wry face”), Norwegian frøyna (“to wrinkle up one's nose, make a wry face; snort”). Compare also dialectal English frine (“to frown, whine, complain”).

156 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: frons — wrinkling of the forehead
• Arabic: عُبُوسة (ʕubūsa) — wrinkling of the forehead
• Arabic: عُبُوس (ʕubūs) — wrinkling of the forehead
• Armenian: խոժոռվածություն (xožoṙvacutʻyun) — wrinkling of the forehead
• Central Bikol: murusot — wrinkling of the forehead
• Bulgarian: смръщване (smrǎštvane) — wrinkling of the forehead
• Chinese Mandarin: 愁眉苦臉 /愁眉苦脸 (chóuméikǔliǎn) — wrinkling of the forehead
• Chinese Mandarin: 皺眉 /皱眉 (zhòuméi) — wrinkling of the forehead
• Dutch: frons — wrinkling of the forehead
• Esperanto: malrideto — wrinkling of the forehead
• Finnish: otsan rypistys — wrinkling of the forehead
• Finnish: kulmien kurtistus — wrinkling of the forehead
• French: froncement — wrinkling of the forehead
• Georgian: მოღუშული გარეგნობა (moɣušuli garegnoba) — wrinkling of the forehead
• Georgian: წარბის შეკვრა (c̣arbis šeḳvra) — wrinkling of the forehead
• German: finsterer Blick — wrinkling of the forehead
• German: Stirnrunzeln — wrinkling of the forehead
• Greek: συνοφρύωση (synofrýosi) — wrinkling of the forehead
• Hungarian: homlokráncolás — wrinkling of the forehead
• Icelandic: gretta — wrinkling of the forehead
• Icelandic: ygglibrún — wrinkling of the forehead
• Icelandic: vanþóknunarsvipur — wrinkling of the forehead
• Irish: púic — wrinkling of the forehead
• Italian: accigliato — wrinkling of the forehead
• Italian: accigliamento — wrinkling of the forehead
• Italian: corruccio — wrinkling of the forehead
• Italian: corrucciamento — wrinkling of the forehead
• Macedonian: мр́штење (mŕštenje) — wrinkling of the forehead
• Macedonian: смршту́вање (smrštúvanje) — wrinkling of the forehead
• Persian: اخم (axm) — wrinkling of the forehead
• Polish: zmarszczenie brwi — wrinkling of the forehead
• Portuguese: franzimento — wrinkling of the forehead
• Romanian: încruntare — wrinkling of the forehead
• Russian: нахму́ренные бро́ви (naxmúrennyje bróvi) — wrinkling of the forehead
• Russian: насу́пленные бро́ви (nasúplennyje bróvi) — wrinkling of the forehead
• Russian: хму́рый взгляд (xmúryj vzgljad) — wrinkling of the forehead
• Serbo-Croatian: мр̀ште̄ње — wrinkling of the forehead
• Serbo-Croatian: мр̀гође̄ње — wrinkling of the forehead
• Serbo-Croatian: mr̀štēnje — wrinkling of the forehead
• Serbo-Croatian: mr̀gođēnje — wrinkling of the forehead
• Spanish: ceño — wrinkling of the forehead
• Spanish: zuño — wrinkling of the forehead
• Spanish: encapotadura — wrinkling of the forehead
• Spanish: encapotamiento — wrinkling of the forehead
• Tagalog: simangot — wrinkling of the forehead
• Tagalog: mungot — wrinkling of the forehead
• Tagalog: busangot — wrinkling of the forehead
• Thai: ขมวดคิ้ว — wrinkling of the forehead
• Turkish: kaç çatma — wrinkling of the forehead
• Vietnamese: cau mày — wrinkling of the forehead
• Vietnamese: chau mày — wrinkling of the forehead
• Welsh: cilwg — wrinkling of the forehead
• Welsh: cuwch — wrinkling of the forehead
• Welsh: gwg — wrinkling of the forehead
• Welsh: blwng — wrinkling of the forehead
• Welsh: cadwch — wrinkling of the forehead
• German: Flunsch — downturn of the corners of the mouth
• German: Hängenlassen der Mundwinkel — downturn of the corners of the mouth
• German: hängende Mundwinkel — downturn of the corners of the mouth
• Afrikaans: frons — to have a frown on one's face
• Arabic: عَبَسَ (ʕabasa) — to have a frown on one's face
• Arabic: عَقَدَ حَاجِبَيْهُ (ʕaqada ḥājibayhu) — to have a frown on one's face
• Armenian: հոնքերը կիտել (honkʻerə kitel) — to have a frown on one's face
• Armenian: խոժոռվել (xožoṙvel) — to have a frown on one's face
• Belarusian: хму́рыцца (xmúrycca) — to have a frown on one's face
• Belarusian: нахму́рыцца (naxmúrycca) — to have a frown on one's face
• Belarusian: су́піцца (súpicca) — to have a frown on one's face
• Belarusian: насу́плівацца (nasúplivacca) — to have a frown on one's face
• Belarusian: насу́піцца (nasúpicca) — to have a frown on one's face
• Central Bikol: murusot — to have a frown on one's face
• Bulgarian: мръ́щя се (mrǎ́štja se) — to have a frown on one's face
• Bulgarian: чуме́ря се (čumérja se) — to have a frown on one's face
• Catalan: arrufar les celles — to have a frown on one's face
• Chinese Cantonese: 皺眉頭 /皱眉头 (zau3 mei4 tau4) — to have a frown on one's face
• Chinese Cantonese: 扁嘴 (bin2 zeoi2) — to have a frown on one's face
• Chinese Mandarin: 皺眉 /皱眉 (zhòuméi) — to have a frown on one's face
• Chinese Mandarin: 蹙額 /蹙额 (cù'é) — to have a frown on one's face
• Chinese Mandarin: 蹙眉 (cùméi) — to have a frown on one's face
• Chinese Mandarin: 顰 /颦 (pín) — to have a frown on one's face
• Czech: mračit se — to have a frown on one's face
• Czech: zamračit se — to have a frown on one's face
• Danish: rynke panden — to have a frown on one's face
• Dutch: fronsen — to have a frown on one's face
• Estonian: kulmu kortsutama — to have a frown on one's face
• Estonian: kulme kortsutama — to have a frown on one's face
• Finnish: rypistää otsaansa — to have a frown on one's face
• Finnish: kurtistaa kulmiaan — to have a frown on one's face
• French: froncer les sourcils — to have a frown on one's face
• Galician: enfurruñar — to have a frown on one's face
• Galician: enfociñar — to have a frown on one's face
• German: die Stirn runzeln — to have a frown on one's face
• Greek: συνοφρυώνομαι (synofryónomai) — to have a frown on one's face
• Ancient Greek: σκυθρωπάζω (skuthrōpázō) — to have a frown on one's face
• Hungarian: ráncolja a homlokát — to have a frown on one's face
• Hungarian: ráncolja a szemöldökét — to have a frown on one's face
• Icelandic: hnykla brýnnar — to have a frown on one's face
• Icelandic: hleypa brúnum — to have a frown on one's face
• Icelandic: yggla sig — to have a frown on one's face
• Italian: accigliarsi — to have a frown on one's face
• Italian: corrucciarsi — to have a frown on one's face
• Italian: imbronciare — to have a frown on one's face
• Italian: immusonirsi — to have a frown on one's face
• Italian: risentirsi — to have a frown on one's face
• Italian: imbronciarsi — to have a frown on one's face
• Japanese: 顔を顰める (kao o shikameru) — to have a frown on one's face
• Korean: 눈살을 찌푸리다 (nunsar-eul jjipurida) — to have a frown on one's face
• Korean: 찡그리다 (jjinggeurida) — to have a frown on one's face
• Macedonian: се мурти (se murti) — to have a frown on one's face
• Macedonian: се намурти (se namurti) — to have a frown on one's face
• Macedonian: се дури (se duri) — to have a frown on one's face
• Macedonian: се надури (se naduri) — to have a frown on one's face
• Macedonian: се мр́шти (se mŕšti) — to have a frown on one's face
• Māori: kōruru te rae — to have a frown on one's face
• Norwegian Bokmål: rynke pannen — to have a frown on one's face
• Persian: اخم کردن (axm kardan) — to have a frown on one's face
• Persian: پیشانی ترش کردن (pišâni torš kardan) — to have a frown on one's face
• Polish: marszczyć brwi — to have a frown on one's face
• Polish: zmarszczyć brwi — to have a frown on one's face
• Portuguese: fazer cara feia — to have a frown on one's face
• Portuguese: franzir o cenho — to have a frown on one's face
• Romanian: încrunta — to have a frown on one's face
• Russian: хму́риться (xmúritʹsja) — to have a frown on one's face
• Russian: нахму́риться (naxmúritʹsja) — to have a frown on one's face
• Russian: хму́рить бро́ви (xmúritʹ bróvi) — to have a frown on one's face
• Russian: нахму́рить бро́ви (naxmúritʹ bróvi) — to have a frown on one's face
• Russian: су́питься (súpitʹsja) — to have a frown on one's face
• Russian: насу́пливаться (nasúplivatʹsja) — to have a frown on one's face
• Russian: насу́питься (nasúpitʹsja) — to have a frown on one's face
• Serbo-Croatian: мр̀штити се — to have a frown on one's face
• Serbo-Croatian: намр́штити се — to have a frown on one's face
• Serbo-Croatian: mr̀štiti se — to have a frown on one's face
• Serbo-Croatian: namŕštiti se — to have a frown on one's face
• Slovak: mračiť sa — to have a frown on one's face
• Slovak: zamračiť sa — to have a frown on one's face
• Slovene: mrščiti se — to have a frown on one's face
• Slovene: namrščiti se — to have a frown on one's face
• Sotho: sosobana — to have a frown on one's face
• Spanish: fruncir el ceño — to have a frown on one's face
• Spanish: arrugar el ceño — to have a frown on one's face
• Spanish: torcer el gesto — to have a frown on one's face
• Spanish: poner gesto — to have a frown on one's face
• Spanish: encapotarse — to have a frown on one's face
• Swedish: rynka pannan — to have a frown on one's face
• Tagalog: sumimangot — to have a frown on one's face
• Tajik: рӯй турш кардан (rüy turš kardan) — to have a frown on one's face
• Tajik: абрӯ чин кардан (abrü čin kardan) — to have a frown on one's face
• Turkish: kaşlarını çatmak — to have a frown on one's face
• Ukrainian: хму́ритися (xmúrytysja) — to have a frown on one's face
• Ukrainian: нахму́ритися (naxmúrytysja) — to have a frown on one's face
• Ukrainian: су́питися (súpytysja) — to have a frown on one's face
• Ukrainian: насу́плюватися (nasúpljuvatysja) — to have a frown on one's face
• Ukrainian: насу́питися (nasúpytysja) — to have a frown on one's face
• Catalan: arrufar el nas — to look with disfavour or threateningly
• Danish: skule — to look with disfavour or threateningly
• Norwegian Bokmål: skule — to look with disfavour or threateningly
• Ukrainian: не схва́лювати (ne sxváljuvaty) — to look with disfavour or threateningly