Added 9 October 2026
grimace
/ˈɡɹɪm.əs/ noun
In Latin: sanna Wiktionary
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A contorted facial expression, often expressing contempt or pain.
Her face was twisted in a grimace of disgust.
- Affectation, pretence.
verb
Origin
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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