expression meaning and definition

EXPRESSION noun

Definition of expression (noun)

1. the feelings expressed on a person's face
   • "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"
   • synonyms: aspect, face, facial expression, look
2. expression without words
   • "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition"
   • synonyms: manifestation, reflection, reflexion
3. the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions
   • "expressions of good will"; "he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas"; "the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours"
   • synonyms: verbal expression, verbalism
4. a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
   • "pardon the expression"
   • synonyms: locution, saying
5. the style of expressing yourself
   • "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"
   • synonyms: formulation
6. a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
   • synonyms: formula
7. (genetics) the process of expressing a gene
8. a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
   • "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner"
   • synonyms: construction, grammatical construction
   • antonym: misconstruction
9. the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing
   • "the expression of milk from her breast"