crying jag
Prolonged tearful episode
A crying jag is a prolonged, uncontrollable episode of weeping—the kind that comes in waves and is hard to stop once started.
Jag here means a bout or spell of activity: She had a crying jag after the funeral.
The term suggests emotional release rather than crying from immediate pain.
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- weepingShedding tears audibly
- tearsViolent pulls apart
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- bawlingCrying noisily and hard
meltdown · hysterical · sniffling · wailing · blubbering · emotional · catharsis · emotional release · heaving · uncontrollable · outburst · puffy · red-eyed · hiccuping · tissues · mascara · puffy eyes · pillow
- cryingtears, sob, sobbing, sobs, weep
- emotional outburstsmeltdown, outburst, tantrum, temper tantrum, angry outburst
- tantrumstantrums, tantrum, temper tantrums, meltdowns, outbursts
- meltdownsnuclear meltdown, reactor meltdown, meltdown, freak out, losing it
crying jaglaughing fit
Bout of uncontrollable mirth
uncontrollable laughter · belly laugh · cackling · guffawing · manic episode
crying jageuphoria
Intense emotional high
bliss · elation · jubilation · ecstasy · serenity
crying jagstiff upper lip
Controlled emotional restraint
emotional restraint · holding it together · dry-eyed · poker face · stone-faced