DEFINITION: v. To have difficulty recognizing, and correctly interpreting, human facial expressions. n. A person who cannot read faces.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Incountenance: /in cown ten ants/ Jeff had a serious problem, particularly when he was around the ladies. He could not read faces or facial expressions. Because of it, he often misinterpreted the reactions he received from the fairer sex. Jeff suffered from incountenance and as a result, when he wanted them to stay, they wanted him to go! Etymology: Incontinence (involuntary urination or defecation; indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures) & Countenance (the appearance conveyed by a person’s face;the human face) Created by: Nosila.
Misinterprefacetion: /mis-in-ter-pre-face-tion/ Jase was the king of misinterprefacetion, especially when it came to women. One day he thought he saw a “come hither” look on Miss Muffet’s face and thought he might get lucky. In reality it was a look of horror because of a spider that sat down beside her (spiders creeped her out). So when he smiled at her she shivered and ran away, leaving him totally confused. Etymology: misinterpretation: to interpret, explain or understand correctly + face Created by: mrskellyscl.
Expressinsensitive: /ikspreshinsensitiv/ Spock is so focused on logic that he often puzzled by human emotion. He can be expressinsensitive. Etymology: expression (the look on someone’s face that conveys a particular emotion) + insensitive (showing or feeling no concern for others’ feelings) Created by: artr.
Missedemeanour: /miss-duh-mean-er/ As Bill threw his paper aeroplane across the classroom, Mr Smith frowned. Bill mistook his stern expression for one of delight, promptly grinned and set about making an entire air force from his maths text book. He wasn’t being naughty, it was just an unfortunate missedemeanour. Etymology: Missed (failed to notice or understand) + demeanour (facial appearance) + Misdemeanour (misbehaviour) Created by: CharlieB.
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