frown

frown
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. i. scowl, lower, glower; look askance. —n. scowl. See irascibility, disapprobation, dejection. Ant., smile.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. scowl, grimace, glower, glare, pout, wry face, gloomy countenance, forbidding aspect, stern visage, dirty look*.
v.
Syn. scowl, grimace, lower, make a wry face, pout, glare, look black, knit the brow, sulk, glower, gloom, look stern, look daggers*.
Ant. smile*, laugh, grin.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
1. scowl glower, *give a dirty look, glare, *shoot daggers, *scorch with one's eyes, *narrow eyes with contempt, lower, gloom. see angry
2. frown upon *look down on, dislike, object to, disapprove of, *take a dim view of, discourage.
ANT.: 1. smile, grin. 2. approve of, accept, like
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb To wrinkle one's brow, as in thought, puzzlement, or displeasure: glower, lower1, scowl. Idiom: look black. See EXPRESS. II noun The act of wrinkling the brow, as in thought, puzzlement, or displeasure: black look, glower, lower1, scowl. See EXPRESS.

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