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Antonyms for tear-jerker
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : teer-jur-ker |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɪərˌdʒɜr kər |
Definition of tear-jerker
Origin :- 1911, in reference to newspaper stories about tragic situations, on model of soda-jerker and perhaps especially beer-jerker, from tear (n.1) + jerk (v.).
- As in nostalgia : noun pleasant remembrances
- As in romance : noun fanciful story or narrative
- As in mush : noun sentimentality
- As in drama : noun theatrical piece; acting
Synonyms for tear-jerker
- affectation
- ballad
- boards
- Broadway
- climax
- comedy
- dramatic art
- dramatization
- dramaturgy
- fairy tale
- fantasy
- farce
- fiction
- fond memories
- footlights
- gush
- hearts and flowers
- histrionic art
- homesickness
- idealization
- idyll
- legend
- longing
- love story
- lyric
- maudlinism
- mawkishness
- melodrama
- novel
- pining
- play
- production
- reminiscence
- remorse
- romanticism
- scene
- schmaltz
- sentimentalism
- sentimentality
- show
- show business
- showmanship
- stage show
- stagecraft
- story
- superficiality
- tale
- tear-jerker
- theater
- theatricals
- thespian art
- tragedy
- vehicle
- wistfulness
- yearning
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