facepalm

ˈfeɪspɑm

Definition

Definition of facepalm - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

gestures

Rare

Slang

gesture of placing hand on face to express embarrassment or frustration

Rare

Slang

After reading the email, he did a facepalm in disbelief.

Verb

intr.

gesture

Rare

Slang

bring palm to face showing disbelief, humor, disappointment or despair

Rare

Slang

He facepalmed when he saw the mistake.

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Origin of facepalm

English, face (face) + palm (palm)

Examples of facepalm in a sentence

His joke was so bad it made everyone do a facepalm.
When the speaker tripped over his words, the audience collectively facepalmed.
She had to facepalm at the glaring typo in the official report.

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French:facepalm, se facepalmer, ...
German:Gesichtspalme, facepalmen, ...
Italian:gesto di frustrazione, mettersi una mano in faccia, ...
Spanish:gesto de frustración, llevarse la mano a la cara, ...
Portuguese:gesto de vergonha, levar a mão à cara, ...
Chinese:捂脸, 用手捂住脸, ...
Japanese:顔を手で覆うジェスチャー, 顔を覆う, ...
Arabic:ضَرْب الكَفّ عَلَى الوَجْه, وضع يده على وجهه, ...
Hebrew:הַנָּחַת יָד עַל הַפָּנִים, לִטְפּוֹחַ עַל הַמֵּצַח, ...
Russian:жест закрытия лица рукой, закрыть лицо ладонью, ...
Ukrainian:вдарити себе по лобі, фейспалмити, ...
Hindi:माथा पकड़ने का इशारा, माथा पकड़ना, ...
Bengali:মুখে হাত চাপড়ানো, মুখে হাত দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:gest de frustració, portar-se la mà a la cara, ...
Czech:facepalm, fejspalmnout, ...
Danish:ansigtspalm, facepalme, ...
Dutch:gezicht bedekken, facepalmen, ...
Greek:κίνηση απογοήτευσης, βάζω το χέρι στο πρόσωπο, ...
Hungarian:homlokcsapás, facepalmol, ...
Khmer:កាយវិការយកដៃបិទមុខដោយអៀនខ្មាស ឬហួសចិត្ត, យកបាតដៃខ្ទប់មុខ, ...
Korean:얼굴을 감싸기, 얼굴을 손바닥으로 감싸다, ...
Persian:دست به صورت زدن, کف دست را به صورت زدن, ...
Polish:zakrycie twarzy, zrobić facepalm, ...
Portuguese (BR):gesto de vergonha, levar a mão ao rosto em sinal de descrença ou frustração, ...
Romanian:acoperirea feței, a a-și da palma peste față, ...
Swedish:ansiktspalm, facepalma, ...
Thai:การตบหน้าผาก, กุมหน้า, ...
Turkish:yüzüne elini koyma, elini yüzüne götürmek, ...
Vietnamese:vỗ trán, ôm mặt, ...

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