unamused face
Basic Meaning
๐ is an emoji expressing negative emotions. It usually indicates dissatisfaction, annoyance, disdain or anger. When people encounter things they don't like, opinions they don't agree with or people they dislike, they may use this emoji to convey their inner emotions.
Usage Examples
What he said is so unreliable. ๐
We have to work overtime again. ๐
Keywords
Cultural Differences Interpretation
Eastern Cultural Interpretation
- โข
In Eastern cultures, the expression ๐ may indicate mild dissatisfaction, displeasure or a bit of anger. It may be used when one is not quite satisfied with someone's actions or words, but not to the extent of being furious. For example, when one side goes a bit too far during joking among friends, the other side may use this expression to show a small protest.
Western Cultural Interpretation
- โข
In Western culture, ๐ also usually conveys negative emotions, such as boredom, annoyance or disdain. It may express disgust towards certain unreasonable situations, others' impolite behaviors or stupid opinions.
Cross-Cultural Usage Tips
When used in cross - cultural situations, note that this emoji is relatively negative. When communicating with people from different cultural backgrounds, try to ensure that the other party can understand that it is only a mild expression of negative emotions, so as to avoid over - interpretation. Do not use it in formal cross - cultural business exchanges or serious occasions such as diplomacy. Also be cautious when using it in relatively relaxed and familiar cross - cultural social communication scenarios.
Usage Scenarios
Social Scenes
It can be used in relatively relaxed and informal social situations, such as chatting casually with friends on chat apps when a friend says something a little offensive but not very serious; or when discussing a certain topic with netizens on social media and not quite agreeing with a certain view.
Work Scenarios
Generally, it is not suitable to be used in formal work situations, such as business meetings, reporting work to superiors, etc. However, in relatively relaxed internal exchanges within the work team, such as private chatting and making small jokes among colleagues when the relationship between each other is relatively harmonious, it can be used cautiously.