Like Cluster, Context makes a nonverbal message more clear to understand. CONTEXT is an environment, background, circumstance, setup or situation according to which it should be interpreted. Without knowing the context, reading body language would drastically mislead us.
Let's see how exactly two different environments, circumstances, situations or surroundings can give two different meanings to the same expression or action.
Let's see how exactly two different environments, circumstances, situations or surroundings can give two different meanings to the same expression or action.


Both of them suddenly yelled and smashed fist on their palm. Smashing fist on the palm is one of the ways of taking out frustration (sadness with anger) over unexpected or impending failure, loss or shortfall. We punch the fist on palm because we cannot punch anybody else at the moment.

On the other hand, the police officer listens that a criminal who was arrested after a year long pursuit succeeded in escaping from prison a few minutes ago. He smashed his fist on palm, yelling “Damn it!”. He took out frustration because all efforts he and his team took to arrest the criminal got wasted.
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