effusion of tears - Glite Dictionary

Examples

Moved by the speech, she broke into an effusion of tears.
The film's ending brought an effusion of tears from the audience.
After receiving the news, his effusion of tears touched everyone in the room.
After the sad movie, there was an effusion of tears from the audience.
After receiving the news, his effusion of tears moved everyone in the room.
Moved by the heartfelt speech, she had an effusion of tears that showed her deep emotions.
The touching story brought forth an effusion of tears from the audience, highlighting their connection to the theme.

Synonyms

cry

vseffusion of tears

260 1.0

A time when someone has tears because they feel sad or upset

is specifically a sudden or very large release of eye liquid within such sessions

outburst

vseffusion of tears

83 3.9

A sudden strong show of feeling like anger or laughter

is specifically the version that involves a sudden and abundant eye liquid release

sobbing

vseffusion of tears

69 1.0

Short gasping sounds someone makes while crying loudly

is about a broad sudden outflow of eye liquid rather than the gasping sound

outpouring

vseffusion of tears

42 4.2

A sudden large flow, for example of water, or a strong expression of feeling

is the same sudden and abundant eye liquid release expressing strong feeling

crying

vseffusion of tears

38 1.0

Tears and sounds you make when you feel sad or hurt

is the intense sudden or abundant form of that shedding for strong emotion

weeping

vseffusion of tears

31 1.4

A time when someone cries with tears and sobs

is more about a sudden, large outflow of eye liquid rather than steady shedding

tears

vseffusion of tears

10 1.0

Drops of water that come from your eyes when you feel sad or happy

is focused on a sudden and abundant version of that eye liquid release

effusion

vseffusion of tears

1 7.9

A strong, open expression of feelings

is the form of unrestrained feeling that shows as a sudden abundant eye liquid release

outpour

vseffusion of tears

5.7

A sudden large flow of feelings or help from many people

is specifically about an abundant and sudden eye liquid release for emotion

lacrimation

vseffusion of tears

Specialized

8.6

Tears that come from the eyes because of feelings or eye irritation

is the sudden abundant form of that production used for strong feeling

lachrymation

vseffusion of tears

UK

9.8

Tears that come from the eyes, often because of irritation or illness

is similar but emphasizes sudden abundance as an emotional outflow

Antonyms

composure

38 5.1

Calm control of your feelings and actions in a difficult situation

dryness

8 1.0

Lack of water or wetness in something

How Tearful

effusion of tears

7.7

tears

10 1.0

dry-eyed

2 5.8

Surface Forms

effusion of tears singular

effusions of tears plural

Morphology

effusion + of + tear

The noun phrase is directly compositional: 'effusion' means an outpouring and combined with 'tears' yields the literal sense of an outpouring of tears. This follows a common noun + of + noun pattern found across languages and is not idiomatic, so a learner who knows the constituent words would understand the meaning.

Etymology

Effusion of tears comes from the picture of tears pouring out like water from a jug. effusion means a pouring out and tears are the drops from the eyes, so the phrase means 'a sudden, large flow of tears' when someone is very moved.