troubled face

troubled face
expression that shows concern, worried facial expression, expression that shows worry

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • troubled — troub|led [ˈtrʌbəld] adj 1.) worried or anxious troubled face/eyes/look ▪ Benson looked troubled when he heard the news. 2.) having many problems ▪ These are troubled times for the coal industry. ▪ the troubled electronics company troubled… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • troubled — [[t]trʌ̱b(ə)ld[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is troubled is worried because they have problems. Rose sounded deeply troubled... She was conscious of a troubled expression on Ann s face. 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A troubled place, situation,… …   English dictionary

  • troubled — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ a singer with an …   Collocations dictionary

  • face — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 front part of the head ADJECTIVE ▪ angelic, beautiful, cute, handsome, lovely, perfect, pleasant, pretty, sweet …   Collocations dictionary

  • The Face (Corbet-Singleton) — The Face is a horror novel written by Australian author Paul Corbet Singleton. It was published in 1997 by Scholastic Press. It tells the story of Gibson Carver, a fifteen year old boy who is struggling to adapt to life at a new school, all the… …   Wikipedia

  • To hide the face — Hide Hide (h[imac]d), v. t. [imp. {Hid} (h[i^]d); p. p. {Hidden} (h[i^]d d n), {Hid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hiding} (h[imac]d [i^]ng).] [OE. hiden, huden, AS. h[=y]dan; akin to Gr. key qein, and prob. to E. house, hut, and perh. to E. hide of an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To hide the face from — Hide Hide (h[imac]d), v. t. [imp. {Hid} (h[i^]d); p. p. {Hidden} (h[i^]d d n), {Hid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hiding} (h[imac]d [i^]ng).] [OE. hiden, huden, AS. h[=y]dan; akin to Gr. key qein, and prob. to E. house, hut, and perh. to E. hide of an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wear a troubled look — have a worried expression on one s face, look concerned …   English contemporary dictionary

  • worried face — anxious, unquiet, careworn, upset, troubled …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Ulysses (novel) — infobox Book | name = Ulysses orig title = translator = image caption = 1922 first edition cover author = James Joyce cover artist = language = English series = genre = Novel, Modernism, Stream of consciousness publisher = Sylvia Beach release… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”