noun
cold look; frosty stare
A gaze that shows coldness, indifference, or disdain. Often used in literary or formal contexts.
彼は私に冷眼を向けた。
He gave me a cold look.
冷眼で見られると、とても傷つく。
It really hurts to be looked at with a frosty stare.
Compound of 冷 (cold) and 眼 (eye). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from its components.