eye contact

noun

1. the act of looking directly into another's eyes.

   We never made eye contact at any time during the interview.

2. Psychology.,  a meeting of the eyes of two persons, regarded as a meaningful nonverbal form of communication.

eye contact

noun

1. a direct look between two people; meeting of eyes

   he maintained eye contact with his interrogator

Word History and Origins

Origin of eye contact¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Keira adds that "they made me play with a doll and criticised me for not making enough eye contact".

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Draganov treats him like a grizzly bear, hissing “Don’t move!” to an underling when Korpi makes eye contact with their car.

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At the time, Gupta associated autism with behaviors like minimal verbal communication and noticeable differences in body language or eye contact.

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I was born with the palm pattern, so I’ve seen it a million times … but it’s still safer to look at that than it is to make eye contact with Ma right now.

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Powers and Abel avoided eye contact as they crossed each other in the middle of the bridge.

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