to contract the brow in displeasure, severity, or sternness; to scowl; to put on a stern, grim, or surly look.-to manifest displeasure or disapprobation; to look with disfavor or threateningly; to lower; as, polite society frowns upon rudeness.-to repress or repel by expressing displeasure or disapproval; to rebuke with a look; as, frown the impudent fellow into silence.-a wrinkling of the face in displeasure, rebuke, etc.; a sour, severe, or stere look; a scowl.-any expression of displeasure; as, the frowns of providence; the frowns of fortune.