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grimace meaning in Sanskrit

विकार vikāra

/ˈɡɹɪm.əs/US/ˈɡɹɪm.əs/

grimace in Sanskrit: विकार (vikāra). In English, grimace means a contorted facial expression, often expressing contempt or pain.

Sanskrit words for grimace

grimace
विकार vikāra

English meaning of grimace

  1. noun A contorted facial expression, often expressing contempt or pain.
  2. noun Affectation, pretence.
  3. verb To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces.

Full definition of grimace

grimace in a sentence

  • Her face was twisted in a grimace of disgust.

grimace in other languages

Questions about grimace in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of grimace in Sanskrit?
Grimace in Sanskrit is विकार (vikāra).
grimace इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Grimace: विकार (vikāra).
What does grimace mean in English?
Grimace means a contorted facial expression, often expressing contempt or pain.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “grimace”: विकार. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: grimace (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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