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microexpression
noun[ C ]
(alsomicro-expression, micro expression)uk /ˈmaɪ.krəʊ.ɪkˌspreʃ.ən/ us /ˈmaɪ.kroʊ.ɪkˌspreʃ.ən/
an expression that appears on someone's face for a very short time as they immediately react to something:
When a criminal is asked if they committed a crime, they may have a fearful microexpression but put on a neutral face when they say they didn't.
Computer software can track micro expressions to help detect if a subject is lying.
Just hearing his name made my face spasm into a brief, furious microexpression.
Photographs sometimes capture details our ordinary vision edits out, such as the electric cord coiled on the floor or the micro-expression of hatred on a child's face.
People may pick up on subtle clues, like an involuntary microexpression that precedes the voluntary expression.
If you flash your teeth, lower your eyebrows and wrinkle your nose for a fraction of a second while trying to smile, you have just demonstrated the micro-expression for disgust.
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