angry face
Basic Meaning
This 😠 emoji usually represents the emotions of anger and rage. It depicts a face with tightly - furrowed brows, wide - open eyes and a tightly - closed mouth, just like a person trying extremely hard to suppress his or her anger, but still allowing others to clearly sense the angry emotions inside.
Usage Examples
He broke my things, and I was immediately 😠.
Seeing his so irresponsible attitude, I was very 😠.
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Cultural Differences Interpretation
Eastern Cultural Interpretation
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In Eastern cultures, 😠 usually represents the emotions of anger and rage. Such an expression of emotion may be generated because of others' offenses, disrespect, or things not meeting expectations. For example, in some interpersonal interactions, if one party breaks an agreement or behaves immorally, the other party may use this emoji to express their inner dissatisfaction.
Western Cultural Interpretation
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In Western culture, 😠 also represents anger. It may be used when facing unfair treatment, being deceived or encountering unreasonable demands. For example, in business negotiations, if one party proposes very unreasonable terms, the other party may use this emoji to imply their angry feelings, or in social situations, friends may also use this emoji to express their angry state during an argument.
Cross-Cultural Usage Tips
When used in a cross - cultural context, attention should be paid to the universality of its expression of anger, but also the acceptance of anger expression in different cultures should be considered. In some more implicit Eastern cultures, this emoji may not be used easily, while in more direct Western cultures it may be used relatively more commonly. When communicating with people from different cultural backgrounds, if not very familiar, try to use this emoji cautiously as much as possible to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, such as thinking that the user is too emotional or impolite.
Usage Scenarios
Social Scenes
In social chats among relatively familiar friends, if the other party does something that makes you not so satisfied, such as breaking an appointment or making an excessive joke, you can use this expression to show your anger. When discussing some hot - topic social issues, it can also be used to express anger towards unreasonable phenomena. However, it should be avoided as much as possible in formal social occasions, such as parties for the first meeting or when elders are present.
Work Scenarios
It is rarely appropriate to use 😠 in the workplace. Unless in a very relaxed, creative work environment where team members are very familiar with each other and on an equal footing, it may be used cautiously when expressing minor dissatisfaction with occasional small mistakes among colleagues. But it is definitely not suitable to be used in formal business negotiations, when communicating with superiors or when facing clients, because it will give people the impression of being unprofessional and having difficulty in controlling emotions.