grimace
Meaning
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- A contorted facial expression, often expressing contempt or pain.
- (obsolete) Affectation, pretence.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡɹɪm.əs/
Etymology
In summary
From French grimace, from Middle French grimace, from Old French grimace, grimuche, from grime (“mask”) (with the pejorative suffix -ace, from Latin -āceus), from Frankish *grīma, *grīmō (“mask”), from Proto-Germanic *grīmô (“mask, helmet”). Cognate with Old English grīma (“mask, visor, helmet, spectre, apparition”). More at grime.
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