Tear-jerker Definition

tirjʉrkər
tearjerker
noun
A play, film, etc. that is sad in a very maudlin way.
Webster's New World

(informal) A sad or emotionally charged film or other dramatic work, sometimes exceeding the limits of necessity and/or believability.

Wiktionary

A book, film or other story that induces crying.

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Other Word Forms of Tear-jerker

Noun

Singular:
tear-jerker
Plural:
tear-jerkers

Tear-jerker Sentence Examples

  • I must admit it 's still a tear jerker now.

  • This is a real tear-jerker - the ' dream ' scene was one of the most memorable for me.

  • Squashee Phil Hardy showed his folk roots with the tear-jerker âScotland Is My Homeâ, which, factually, is hard to argue with.

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