sobfest
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]sobfest (plural sobfests)
- (informal) Something sad or moving, especially a film.
- (informal) An episode of intense crying.
- 2010, Louann Brizendine, The Male Brain: A Breakthrough Understanding of How Men and Boys Think, Three Rivers Press, →ISBN, page 121:
- During the menopause, one wrong word or even just a look from Tom could send her slamming doors throughout the house and taking refuge in her greenhouse for a private sobfest.
- 2011, Cindy Beall, Healing Your Marriage When Trust Is Broken: Finding Forgiveness and Restoration, Harvest House Publishers, →ISBN, page 180:
- Every single time Chris and I have shared our story with others, both of us have started to cry. Not an all-out sobfest, but a few tears falling down our cheeks.
Synonyms
[edit]- (something sad or moving): cryfest, tearjerker
- (intense crying episode): cryfest