صعر

2 صعّرهُ ذ He caused him to have a wryness, or distortion, in the neck, and a turning of the face on one side, by something smiting or befalling him. (Msb.) ― -b2- صعّر خَدَّهُ, (inf. n. تَصْعِيرٌ, K,) and ↓ صاعرهُ, (S, A, Msb, K,) and ↓ اصعرهُ, (K,) He turned away his cheek (S, A, Msb) from the people, (Msb,) by reason of pride (S, A, Msb) and dislike; (S, Msb;) he turned away his cheek from looking towards the people, by reason of contempt arising from pride. (K.) It is said in the Kur [xxxi. 17], وَلَا تُصَعِّرْ خَدَّكَ لِلنَّاسِ, (Mgh, TA,) and accord. to one reading, ↓ لَا تُصَاعِرْ, (TA,) meaning, And turn thou not away from people through pride. (Fr, Aboo-Is-hák, Mgh.) [See also 5.]