crying fit
Burst of tears
A crying fit is an episode of intense, uncontrollable weeping—tears that come on suddenly and resist being stopped.
The phrase suggests emotional overwhelm rather than quiet sadness: She had a crying fit when she heard the news.
Unlike ordinary crying, a fit implies loss of composure, sometimes with gasping or sobbing that must run its course before subsiding.
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- weepingShedding tears audibly
- burst into tearsCry suddenly, uncontrollably
- tearsViolent pulls apart
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
meltdown · hysterical · wailing · blubbering · sniffling · heaving · gasping · red-eyed · puffy · tissues · hiccups · uncontrollable · emotional · outburst · tantrum · inconsolable · shuddering · choking
crying fitlaughing fit
Bout of uncontrollable mirth
belly laugh · cackling · hysterics · uncontrollable laughter · jubilation
crying fitcomposure
Emotional self-control
equanimity · emotional restraint · stiff upper lip · sangfroid · impassivity