Facepalm

/ˈfeɪsˌpɑː(l)m/

Synonyms for "facepalm" (11 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
cringedisbelief gestureembarrassment gesture

Strong matches (3)

Verb(1 words)
facepalmed
Noun(2 words)
facepalmsfrustration gesture

Related words (5)

Noun(5 words)
groanmeme reactiononline reactionsarcastic responsesigh

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

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actiongesturenonverbal cuenonverbal expressiononline reaction

More specific

8 entries
dramatic facepalmfacepalm giffacepalm memeforehead slapmeme reactiononline reactionpalm to facepublic facepalm

Collocations

8 entries
classic facepalmepic facepalmfacepalm gesturefacepalm memefacepalm momentonline facepalmpublic facepalmuniversal facepalm

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

1 entries

Translations

7 translations across 6 languages.

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Dutch

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  • het gezicht in de handen verbergen verb (bring the face to the palm of the hand)

Finnish

1 entries
  • haudata kasvonsa kämmeniinsä verb (bring the face to the palm of the hand)

French

1 entries
  • se cacher la tête dans la main verb (bring the face to the palm of the hand)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • kezébe temeti arcát verb (bring the face to the palm of the hand)

Polish

2 entries
  • ukrywać twarz w dłoniach verb (bring the face to the palm of the hand)
  • ukryć twarz w dłoniach verb (bring the face to the palm of the hand)

Russian

1 entries
  • прикры́ть лицо́ ладо́нью verb (bring the face to the palm of the hand)

Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

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[Cue: William Tell Overture] [sound of Frank Zappa's “San Ber'dino” being played on Japanese instruments] [Kevin (the Muse): “Wargh! It SAID _William Tell!”] [Cantata11 (walking up with a koto): “Oof. Sorry. It's just that the girls had gotten warmed up to the other thingy...”] [Kevin: “William _Tell_, 11.” (facepalm)]

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“Do you think Carl Sagan might be available?” There was a mass-facepalm. “No.” they chorused.

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A look of realization crossed her face; she looked like she may have given herself a face palm if her hands weren't full.

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According to a study by me, this generates a multibillion facepalm for the UK economy, making everyone who considers it at least eleventy hundred pounds unhappier.

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