sneer
If your smile is contorted with contempt or your upper lip curled with distaste and disdain, you’re probably sneering. And you should stop, because it isn’t nice.
Many things can elicit a sneer: a terrible red carpet outfit, a disgusting plate of food, a stupid joke told for the third time. But sneers aren’t just meant to show disgust. They’re mean-spirited, mocking and often downright snooty. So now that you know the definition of sneer inside and out, resist the temptation to sneer at those who don’t!
Definitions of sneer
a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
a contemptuous or scornful remark
express through a scornful smile
smile contemptuously
“she
sneered at her little sister’s efforts to play the song on the piano”-
type of:
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smilechange one’s facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
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smile
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