anxious face with sweat
Basic Meaning
This emoji 😰 depicts a face that is nervous, worried or frightened. It is often used to express people's inner uneasiness when facing pressure, challenges, danger or unknown situations. For example, when you are about to take an important exam but haven't reviewed well yet, you may have this 😰 feeling; or when waiting for the announcement of a very important result, you will also be full of this uneasiness and worry.
Usage Examples
There are so many work tasks to face today 😰
When I suddenly heard that news, I was completely 😰
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Cultural Differences Interpretation
Eastern Cultural Interpretation
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In Eastern cultures, the expression 😰 may represent a feeling of uneasiness, worry or horror. For example, in the face of some uncertain situations, such as the uneasiness in one's heart when waiting for the results of an important exam, or when hearing some worrying news, this expression may be used to convey one's inner uneasiness.
Western Cultural Interpretation
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In Western culture, it also conveys the feelings of uneasiness and horror. For example, when people talk about terrorist incidents, suddenly face unexpected situations or feel extremely nervous about upcoming events, they will use 😰 to express their emotions.
Cross-Cultural Usage Tips
When used cross - culturally, it should be noted that this emoji expresses negative emotions rather directly. It can be understood as uneasiness or fright in most cultures. However, in cross - cultural exchanges, if the relationship is not very familiar, it should be used with caution to avoid bringing excessive negative emotional impacts on the other party.
Usage Scenarios
Social Scenes
It is suitable for use in relatively relaxed social chatting scenarios. For example, when sharing with friends some small disturbing things that one has encountered, such as almost missing the plane, suddenly finding that one has forgotten to bring the keys, etc.; or it can also be used when discussing the plots of some horror movies and thriller novels.
Work Scenarios
It is rather restricted in the workplace, unless in some creative and relatively relaxed working environments, when communicating with colleagues about some sudden minor crises or making fun of some tense working situations, such as expressing inner uneasiness when suddenly receiving an urgent task. However, it is not suitable for use in more formal and solemn business negotiation scenarios.