rictus

ˈrɪktəs

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Definition of rictus - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

horror

Rare

fixed grin often seen in horror

Rare

The victim's face was locked in a rictus.

grimace

grin

smirk

facial expression

Rare

fixed grimace or grin

Rare

His face was frozen in a rictus of terror..

grimace

grin

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Origin of rictus

Latin, rictus (open mouth)

Examples of rictus in a sentence

The clown's face was frozen in a rictus, unsettling the children.
The clown's rictus was unsettling to the children.
He greeted us with a rictus that didn't reach his eyes.

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French:rictus, grimace figée, ...
German:Grinsen, Grimasse, ...
Italian:rictus, smorfia fissa, ...
Spanish:rictus, mueca fija, ...
Portuguese:rictus, esgar, ...
Chinese:僵硬的笑容, 固定的笑容, ...
Japanese:凍りついた笑顔, 引きつった笑い, ...
Arabic:ابْتِسَامَة جَامِدَة, تَكْشِيرَة مُتَجَمِّدَة, ...
Hebrew:רִיקְטוּס, חִיּוּךְ קָפוּא, ...
Russian:застывшая усмешка, искажённая гримаса, ...
Ukrainian:жахлива усмішка, застигла гримаса, ...
Hindi:रिक्टस, विकृत मुस्कान, ...
Bengali:স্থির হাসি, বিকৃত হাসি, ...
Catalan:rictus, ganyota, ...
Czech:škleb, rictus, ...
Danish:dødsmask, grin, ...
Dutch:grimas, ...
Greek:rictus, γρύλισμα, ...
Hungarian:vicsor, fintor, ...
Khmer:ស្នាមញញឹមជាប់គាំងលើមុខ, ទឹកមុខក្រញូវជាប់គាំង, ...
Korean:리크투스, 굳어진 미소, ...
Persian:لبخند وحشت, پوزخند, ...
Polish:grymas, usta w grymasie, ...
Portuguese (BR):riso forçado, esgar, ...
Romanian:rictus, rânjet, ...
Swedish:riktus, stel grimas, ...
Thai:รอยยิ้มที่ค้างอยู่, ยิ้มแสยะค้าง, ...
Turkish:sabit sırıtış, donmuş sırıtış, ...
Vietnamese:nụ cười gượng gạo, nụ cười cứng đờ, ...

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