Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "ƙushe" ita ce samun yanayin fuska mai nuna rashin jin daɗi, fushi, ko bacin rai, yawanci ta hanyar zana gira tare da ƙasa da murtuke. Kalmar fi’ili ce da ke bayyana wani yanayi na musamman na fuska da ke nuna rashin jin daɗi, kamar fushi, rashin yarda, ko raini.