blank look on (one's) face



blank look on (one's) face

A facial expression with no emotional articulation, usually implying befuddlement, incomprehension, or being overwhelmed by something. I tried to explain to him why what he did was wrong, but he just sat there staring at me with that blank look on his face. Claire carried a blank look on her face for weeks after the traumatic accident.
See also: blank, face, look, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Helen['helən]
NoortjeNO:R-tyə (Dutch)Dutch, Limburgish
Adamoah-DAHM-oItalian
Elizavetaye-lee-zah-VYE-tah, ee-lee-zah-VYE-tahRussian
Andrijana-Croatian, Serbian
Harukahah-ṙoo-kahJapanese