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Antonyms for expression

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ik-spresh-uhn
Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈsprɛʃ ən

Definition of expression

Origin :
  • early 15c., "action of pressing out;" later (mid-15c.) "action of manifesting a feeling;" (late 15c.) "a putting into words," from Middle French expression (14c.), from Late Latin expressionem (nominative expressio), noun of action from past participle stem of exprimere (see express (v.)). Meaning "an action or creation that expresses feelings" is from 1620s. Of the face, from 1774. Occasionally the word also was used literally, for "the action of squeezing out."
  • noun verbalization
  • noun facial appearance
Example sentences :
  • I could keep only the effect of its expression and the few tones of your voice I heard.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • It is easier to say what this expression is not, than what it is.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • He appeared to need this light to read the expression on it.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • We believe that all men have the right to freedom of thought and expression.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • There was an expression of anxious concern on Elfreda's round face.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • There was no lessening of the expression of certainty on the young man's face.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • He entered with an expression of discomfiture on his rather vacuous countenance.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • The forger smiled, and there was malignant triumph in his expression.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • Mary regarded the girl with an expression that was inscrutable when she spoke again.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • But there was no change in his expression beyond a more radiant smile.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

Synonyms for expression

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