grimace
Face says ouch
A grimace is a facial expression of pain, disgust, or disapproval—the face twisting or contorting involuntarily or deliberately.
To grimace is to make such a face: She grimaced at the bitter taste.
Unlike a smile or frown, a grimace involves multiple features working together to signal discomfort or distaste.
Intense physical disgust
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- repulsionDisgust or pushing-away force
- aversionIntense dislike or repugnance
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
distaste · repugnance · squeamishness · gagging · retching · sickening · recoil · shudder
Angry facial expression
- frownDisapproving facial expression
- glowerStare with displeasure
- sneerScornful expression
- snarlHostile vocal threat
disapproval · annoyance · irritation · discontent · dissatisfaction · resentment · sulk · pout
Reflexive recoil from distress
- achePersistent dull discomfort
- agonyExtreme physical or emotional pain
- throbBeat with intensity
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
suffering · cramp · twinge · soreness · sharp · stabbing · shooting · burning
Head's anterior surface
- contortTwist unnaturally
- twistRotating motion or surprise
- distortTwist from original form
- scrunchCrush compactly
pucker · squint · clench · furrow · wrinkle · mouth · jaw · features
Robbery with violence
- clowningPlayful comic behavior
- hammingExaggerated theatrical performance
- exaggerationOverstating beyond reality
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
mimicry · slapstick · buffoonery · comedy · parody · cartoon · jest · theatrical
revulsion
Intense physical disgust
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- repulsionDisgust or pushing-away force
- aversionIntense dislike or repugnance
loathing · distaste · repugnance · squeamishness · gagging · retching · sickening · recoil · shudder · cringe
scowl
Angry facial expression
snarl · disapproval · annoyance · irritation · discontent · dissatisfaction · resentment · sulk · pout · moue
wince
Reflexive recoil from distress
discomfort · suffering · cramp · twinge · soreness · sharp · stabbing · shooting · burning · tenderness
face
Head's anterior surface
scrunch · pucker · squint · clench · furrow · wrinkle · mouth · jaw · features · visage
mugging
Robbery with violence
- clowningPlayful comic behavior
- hammingExaggerated theatrical performance
- exaggerationOverstating beyond reality
caricature · mimicry · slapstick · buffoonery · comedy · parody · cartoon · jest · theatrical
- disgustdisgust, disgusting, disgusted, revulsion, repulsion
- emotional expressiontone, laughing, mood, yelling, crying
- facial expressionssmiling, smile, grin, grinning, frown
- Ticstics, twitch, twitching, blink, blinking
- angry expressionsfurrowed brow, clenched jaw, narrowed eyes, scowl, glare
- emoticonssmiley, smiley face, happy face, sad face, wink
grimacesmile
Pleased facial expression
grin · beam · laugh · smirk · happy face
grimacepoker face
Intentionally expressionless look
blank expression · deadpan · straight face · serene expression · stone face