To contract the brow in displeasure, severity, or sternness; to scowl; to put on a stern, grim, or surly look.

To manifest displeasure or disapprobation; to look with disfavor or threateningly; to lower; as, polite society frowns upon rudeness.

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

A wrinkling of the face in displeasure, rebuke, etc.; a sour, severe, or stern look; a scowl.

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

a facial expression of dislike or displeasure

look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

a deliberate expression

an expression

a common emoticon which looks like a frowning face when viewed sideways :( used to indicate that you are sad or that your computer-related problem is not solved. See smiley.