Meaning of "tear-jerker" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF TEAR-JERKER

tear-jerker  [ˈtɪəˌdʒɜːkə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TEAR-JERKER

Tear-Jerker is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TEAR-JERKER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Melodrama

A melodrama is a dramatic work that exaggerates plot and characters in order to appeal to the emotions, often with strongly stereotyped characters. Language, behaviour, or events which resemble melodramas are also called melodramatic. In scholarly and historical musical contexts melodramas are dramas of the 18th and 19th centuries in which orchestral music or song was used to accompany the action. Melodrama is a style of drama that has been applied on the stage, in movies and television, and radio formats, from the 18th century to the present. Because of the long timeframe in which the style has existed, it is difficult to derive a precise definition. The term melodrama is most often used pejoratively, to suggest that the work to which the term is applied lacks sophistication or subtlety. The term originated from the early 19th-century French word mélodrame, which is derived from Greek melos, music, and French drame, drama.

Definition of tear-jerker in the English dictionary

The definition of tear-jerker in the dictionary is an excessively sentimental film, play, book, etc.

TRANSLATION OF TEAR-JERKER

Find out the translation of tear-jerker to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of tear-jerker from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tear-jerker» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 撕jerker
• Translator English - Spanish: lacrimógena
• English: tear-jerker
• Translator English - Hindi: आंसू jerker
• Translator English - Arabic: المستدر الدموع
• Translator English - Russian: слезоточивым Jerker
• Translator English - Portuguese: lágrima jerker
• Translator English - Bengali: টিয়ার jerker
• Translator English - French: déchirure Jerker
• Translator English - Malay: Air mata
• Translator English - German: Rührstück
• Translator English - Japanese: 涙jerker
• Translator English - Korean: 눈물 jerker
• Translator English - Javanese: Luh-jerker
• Translator English - Vietnamese: xé - Jerker
• Translator English - Tamil: கண்ணீர்-ஜெர்கர்
• Translator English - Marathi: झीज तूट
• Translator English - Turkish: yırtılmaya jerker
• Translator English - Italian: strappacori
• Translator English - Polish: rozdarcie jerker
• Translator English - Ukrainian: сльозогінним Jerker
• Translator English - Romanian: lacrimă - Jerker
• Translator English - Greek: δάκρυ - jerker
• Translator English - Afrikaans: -tranetrekker
• Translator English - Swedish: tear - jerker
• Translator English - Norwegian: tåre - Jerker

QUOTES WITH «TEAR-JERKER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tear-jerker.

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Tom Hooper

I think I would say 'The King's Speech' is surprisingly funny, in fact the audiences in London, Toronto, LA, New York commented there's more laughter in this film than in most comedies, while it is also a moving tear-jerker with an uplifting ending.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TEAR-JERKER»

Discover the use of tear-jerker in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tear-jerker and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Poems That Make Grown Men Cry: 100 Men on the Words That ...

In this unique poetry anthology, 100 grown men - bestselling authors, poets laureate, actors, producers and other prominent figures from the arts, sciences and politics, share the poems that have moved them to tears.

Anthony Holden, Ben Holden, 2014

If I Stay

The critically acclaimed, bestselling novel from Gayle Forman, author of Where She Went, Just One Day, and Just One Year.

Gayle Forman, 2009

Web Information Systems Engineering - WISE 2009: 10th ...

Here, we extracted 1519 enjoyable video clips that were tagged “enjoyable” or “ laughter,” and 560 tear-jerker video clips which were tagged “tear-jerker” or “ moving” from our dataset by matching the tags. Our system normalized video clips ...

Gottfried Vossen, Darrell D. E. Long, Jeffrey Xu Yu, 2009

Top Fuel Wormhole

“W.W.. TWO”. IN. BAKERSFIELD. TEAR-JERKER. Goodguys 40th March Meet, Famoso Raceway, March 13-15—It was perhaps the most poignant final round in the history of the sport... Facing off against “Wild Bill” Alexander for the honor of ...

Cole Coonce, 2010

Beautiful Disaster: A Novel

The new Abby Abernathy is a good girl.

Jamie McGuire, 2012

My Sister's Keeper

Now she tells the emotionally riveting story of a family torn apart by conflicting needs and a passionate love that triumphs over human weakness. Anna is not sick, but she might as well be.

Jodi Picoult, 2006

Why Only Humans Weep: Unravelling the Mysteries of Tears

... 118, 127, 133 tear-jerker movies and, 110411 tears of, 80 religious tears, 243444, 247, 249 repression, 93, 153, 172473, 177, 220, 246b, 247 reproduction menstrual cycle and, 13, 44, 86, 154455, 158, 164, 167,176,180,l93*201 mood and, ...

Ad Vingerhoets, 2013

The Digital Turn: How the Internet Transforms Our Existence

One may wonder if the emotions we display during a tear-jerker are authentic. According to Jean Paul Sartre, the emotions we experience watching a film are not real, even though they may seem as real to us as the tears. The sources of ...

Wim Westera, 2012

Why Only Humans Weep: Unravelling the Mysteries of Tears

... 118, 127, 133 tear-jerker movies and, 110411 tears of, 80 religious tears, 243444, 247, 249 repression, 93, 153, 172473, 177, 220, 246b, 247 reproduction menstrual cycle and, 13, 44, 86, 154455, 158, 164, 167,176,180,l93*201 mood and, ...

Ad Vingerhoets, 2013

Steeples

Paul was moved by what shesaid. “Dianne, I never thought I would fall in love, but I have with you, and I never dreamed that I would ever findsomeone like you.” “Well,all we need nowisoneof them tear jerker movies andthis night willfinishjust  ...

W. D. Walters, 2010

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TEAR-JERKER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tear-jerker is used in the context of the following news items.

Why 'Inside Out' is Pixar's biggest tear-jerker yet

EMERYVILLE, California — When it comes to hitting cinematic emotional sweet spots, Pixar has an impeccable record. Their latest endeavor, Inside Out, packs ... «Mashable, Jun 15»

Channing Tatum's New Movie Sounds Like A Tear-Jerker

Channing Tatum's new film is set to be an emotional rollercoaster. The 21 Jump Street actor has signed on the dotted line to both produce and star in the ... «Cinema Blend, Jun 15»

'The Fault in Our Stars' adds new power to films' 'tear-jerker' label

She didn't want to cry. It was her mom's birthday, and she didn't want to distract from the party. But Sarai Cruz couldn't stop thinking about the book she'd just ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 14»