expression

noun

UK /ɪkˈspreʃ(ə)n/

Word Forms

singular	expression
plural	expressions

1
countable a word or phrase
He uses childish expressions like ‘easy-peasy’.
Avoid colloquial expressions that are out of place in an academic essay.
Synonyms and related words
Types of word or phrase
acrostic
adjacency pair
Americanism
2
countable a look on someone’s face that shows what their thoughts or feelings are
expression on:
She had a puzzled expression on her face.
expression of:
I noticed his expression of disgust.
Synonyms and related words
Facial expressions
a curl of your lip
a light in someone’s eyes
countenance
3
countable/uncountable the act of showing what your thoughts or feelings are by your behaviour or through art, music etc
searching for new forms of artistic expression
expression of:
the expression of anger through violence
The parade is a public expression of civic pride.
give expression to something (=express something):
The sombre music gave expression to his deepest feelings of despair.
Synonyms and related words
Ways of communicating and acts of communicating
language
speech
communications
1. 3a
  uncountable the act of writing or saying what you are feeling or thinking
  Synonyms and related words
  Ways of communicating and acts of communicating
  language
  speech
  communications
2. 3b
  uncountable a quality in your voice that shows what your thoughts or feelings are
  Some of the actors need to put a lot more expression into their voices.
  Synonyms and related words
  Tone or quality of voice
  break
  cadence
  croak
3. 3c
  countable words that you use for showing your thoughts or feelings, especially formally
  expression of:
  Thank you for all your expressions of sympathy.
  Synonyms and related words
  Ways of communicating and acts of communicating
  language
  speech
  communications
4
countable mathsa group of signs and numbers that show a particular quantity or idea
algebraic expressions
Synonyms and related words
General words relating to mathematics and geometry
abacus
a function of something
algorithm

phrases

(if you’ll) pardon/excuse the expression

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