eye rolls
Upward glances, annoyed
Eye rolls, the plural of eye roll, are instances of rotating the eyes upward or to the side to express exasperation, contempt, or dismissal.
The gesture communicates that someone finds what they're hearing ridiculous, tedious, or unworthy of serious response.
Eye rolls appear frequently in descriptions of teenage behavior and workplace frustrations: Her constant eye rolls during meetings annoyed her supervisor.
The term also appears as a verb phrase: He eye rolls every time I mention exercise.
Intense weary annoyance
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- annoyanceState of being bothered
- sarcasmIrony used to mock
disdain · contempt · disbelief · skepticism · mockery · scorn · derision · condescension
Teenage developmental stage
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- attitudeSettled way of thinking
- sarcasmIrony used to mock
- moodyProne to sullenness
sullen · angst · backtalk · defiance · dramatic · parent-child · curfew · grounding
Organized group assemblies
- micromanagementExcessive supervisory control
- jargonSpecialized professional vocabulary
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- coworkersPeople at same job
passive-aggressive · politics · memos · team building · buzzwords · presentations · feedback · performance review
exasperation
Intense weary annoyance
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- annoyanceState of being bothered
sarcasm · disdain · contempt · disbelief · skepticism · mockery · scorn · derision · condescension · passive-aggressive
adolescence
Teenage developmental stage
moody · sullen · angst · backtalk · defiance · dramatic · parent-child · curfew · grounding · hormones
meetings
Organized group assemblies
- micromanagementExcessive supervisory control
- jargonSpecialized professional vocabulary
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
coworkers · passive-aggressive · politics · memos · team building · buzzwords · presentations · feedback · performance review
- audience reactionsapplause, clapping, booing, cheering, laughter
- social frictioninsults, barbs, slights, jibes, snubs
- expressionsexpression, I love you, phrase, idioms, thank you
- Sister Humor
- rudenessrude, discourtesy, impolite, rudeness, disrespect
- casual communicationsmall talk, chit-chat, chitchat, banter, texting
eye rollsnodding
Moving head affirmatively
thumbs up · head nods · standing ovation · applause · fist pumps
eye rollsrapt attention
leaning in · active listening · undivided attention · perking up · focused attention
eye, roll, eyes, eyed, eyeing, eyeless, eyeball, eyelid, eyelash