"death stare" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: death stares [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} death stare (plural death stares)
  1. (informal) A hateful or contemptuous look directed at someone; a dirty look. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-death_stare-en-noun-JX9u3w8Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
  2. A supposed stare that will cause death. Synonyms: death glare Related terms: evil eye
    Sense id: en-death_stare-en-noun-LDLF8EJc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53

Inflected forms

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