Definitions
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- noun A
fleeting ,involuntary facial expression that may reveal private thoughts or emotions
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Examples
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It was called a microexpression, and through their extensive training, U.S. Secret Service agents were the only human beings consistently capable of detecting them.
Blowback Brad Thor 2005
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It was called a microexpression, and through their extensive training, U.S. Secret Service agents were the only human beings consistently capable of detecting them.
Blowback Brad Thor 2005
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It was called a microexpression and he had been taught to spot them years ago by the Secret Service.
Foreign Influence Brad Thor 2010
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In a classic example, the case of Mary Winkler — arrested in the killing her husband — a microexpression displayed on an ABC News special gave Eyes for Lies all the information she needed to conclude that the defendant was lying.
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This is one of my major art-goals with photography -- taking candids or semi-posed shots of people both family and strangers that actually look like THEY look when you're TALKING to them, instead of getting their "You're taking my picture" face or some random weird microexpression.
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When he -- he's comparing it to World War II or whatever he was saying, her brows go up and are straight across, which is a microexpression of fear and surprise.
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Thus begins Lie to Me, a smart, fast-moving procedural that will make you question your every microexpression before the end of the hour.
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In a classic example, the case of Mary Winkler - arrested in the killing her husband - a microexpression displayed on an ABC News special gave Eyes for Lies all the information she needed to conclude that the defendant was lying.
Religion News Blog 2009
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This is about capturing life you normally can't see: The flitting of a bug's wings, the popping of a water balloon, the fleeting microexpression of joy or pain on a person's otherwise complacent face.
Gizmodo 2009
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I'd love to know what the microexpression on Mike Wallace's face right now.
Macleans.ca 2009
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