bitter tears
Sobs of sorrow
Bitter tears are tears shed from deep grief, anguish, or painful disappointment rather than from joy or physical irritation.
The phrase emphasizes emotional intensity—these aren't quiet tears but ones accompanied by genuine suffering: She wept bitter tears over the betrayal.
The bitterness refers to the cause, not the taste.
- weepingShedding tears audibly
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
broken heart · anguish · emotional pain · crying · regret · despair · salt · cheeks · pillow · mourning · loss · betrayal · resentment · disappointment · wailing · cry oneself to sleep · streaks · swollen
emotional quality
bitter tearsmoved to tears
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