Meaning of Grimace | Babel Free
ˈɡɹɪm.əsDefinitions
- A contorted facial expression, often expressing contempt or pain.
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Affectation, pretence. obsolete
Equivalents
Examples
“Her face was twisted in a grimace of disgust.”
“I trundle off to bed, eyes brimming, face twisted into a grateful glistening grimace, and awaken the next day wondering what all the fuss was about.”
“Zeluco considered all this as mere affectation and grimace, and was convinced that she would, in due time, unfold the particular mode in which she wished to be indemnified […].”
“Charlotte was equally insensible to all his fashionable grimace, and indifferent to his conversation.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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