facepalm
To bring the palm of one’s hand to one’s face as an expression of mixed humor and…To bring the palm of one’s hand to one’s face as an expression of mixed humor and disbelief, disgust or shame; for example, when one is caught off-guard with a particularly bad pun.
Meaning
2 sensesTo bring the palm of one’s hand to one’s face as an expression of mixed humor and disbelief, disgust or shame; for example, when one is caught off-guard with a particularly bad pun.
die Hände vors Gesicht schlagen, fazialpalmieren
прикры́ть лицо́ ладо́ньюprikrýtʹ licó ladónʹju
To bring one’s face down to one’s cupped hand or hands.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From face + palm. Attested since at least 2001.From face + palm. Attested since at least 2001.
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Forms
facepalms, facepalming, facepalmed, facepalmed| Base form | facepalm · to facepalm |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | facepalms |
| Present participle | facepalming |
| Past simple | facepalmed |
| Past participle | facepalmed |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.