Frown

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Any expression of displeasure; as, the frowns of Providence; the frowns of Fortune.

II. Frown ·noun A wrinkling of the face in displeasure, rebuke, ·etc.; a sour, severe, or stere look; a scowl.

III. Frown ·vt To repress or repel by expressing displeasure or disapproval; to rebuke with a look; as, frown the impudent fellow into silence.

IV. Frown ·vi To contract the brow in displeasure, severity, or sternness; to Scowl; to put on a stern, grim, or surly look.

V. Frown ·vi To manifest displeasure or disapprobation; to look with disfavor or threateningly; to Lower; as, polite society frowns upon rudeness.