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| has gloss | (noun) a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls sneer, leer |
| has gloss | eng: A sneer is a scornful facial expression characterized by a slight raising of one corner of the upper lip, known also as curling the lip or turning up the nose. In The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals, Charles Darwin defined a "sneer" as "the upper lip being retracted in such a manner that the canine tooth on one side of the face alone is shown" Darwin related the sneer to the snarl observed in non-human animals, particularly carnivores, observing that: |
| lexicalization | eng: leer |
| lexicalization | eng: sneer |
| subclass of | (noun) open disrespect for a person or thing scorn, contempt |
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| German | |
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| lexicalization | deu: spöttische Bemerkung |
| lexicalization | deu: höhnische Bemerkung |
| lexicalization | deu: spöttisches Lächeln |
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| lexicalization | epo: rikano |
| Italian | |
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| lexicalization | ita: sogghigno |
| Portuguese | |
| lexicalization | por: darumarderisoalvaroumordaz |
| Russian | |
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| lexicalization | rus: глум |
| lexicalization | rus: стёб |
| Swedish | |
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| lexicalization | swe: hånleende |
| Turkish | |
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| lexicalization | tur: küçümseyerek gülme |
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| similar | e/Sneer |
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| media:img | Hieronymus Bosch 056.jpg |
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