tearjerker

See also: tear-jerker and tear jerker

English

Alternative forms

• tear-jerker
• tear jerker

Etymology

tear +‎ jerker

Pronunciation

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Noun

tearjerker (plural tearjerkers)

1. (informal) An emotionally charged film, novel, song, opera, television episode, etc., usually with one or more sad passages or ending, so termed because it suggests one is likely to cry during its performance.

Synonyms

• cryfest, sobfest

Related terms

• tearjerking

Translations

emotionally charged dramatic work

• Dutch: tranentrekker (nl) m
• Finnish: nyyhkytarina (fi); nyyhkyleffa (film)
• French: tire-larmes (fr) m
• German: Schnulze (de) f
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• Italian: strappalacrime (it), lacrimoso m
• Spanish: lacrimoso m, lacrimógeno m
• Swedish: snyftare c