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
Kostadin-Bulgarian, Macedonian
GilbertGIL-bərt (English), zheel-BER (French), KHIL-bərt (Dutch), GIL-bert (German)English, French, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic
Louisloo-EE (French), LOO-is (English)French, English, Dutch
EoghanO-in (Irish, Scottish), YO-in (Irish, Scottish)Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology
Mnemosyneni-MAWS-ə-nee (English)Greek Mythology
Nayeli-Native American, Zapotec