It means 'He (prophet SalAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam) frowned'.
This is the 80th surah of the Qur'an with 42 ayahs.
PERIOD OF REVELATION
Once some big chiefs of Makkah were sitting in the Prophet's (SalAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam) assembly and he was earnestly engaged in trying to persuade them to accept Islam. At that very point, a blind man, named Ibn Umm Maktum, approached him to seek explanation of some point concerning Islam.
The Prophet (SalAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam) disliked his interruption and ignored him.
Thereupon, Allah sent down this surah.
THEME
In the first 16 ayah Allah shows displeasure against the Prophet (SalAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam) for treating the blind man rudely with ignorance and paying attention to Quraish chiefs.
Allah made him realize that that was not the correct method of extending invitation to Islam, but from his mission's point of view, every man, who was a seeker after truth, was important, even if he was weak, or poor, and every man, who was heedless to the truth, was unimportant, even if he occupied a high position in society.
From ayah 17 onward the rebuke directly turns to the disbelievers. In this, first they have been reminded about man's creation and the provision given by Allah.
In the end, they have been warned of the dreadful fate that they would meet in consequence of their conduct on the Day of Resurrection.
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