maudlinism
Overwrought emotional display
Maudlinism is excessive or tearful sentimentality, especially the kind that feels self-indulgent or performative.
The word derives from maudlin, which describes weepy emotionalism often associated with drunkenness.
Maudlinism suggests not just feeling sentimental but wallowing in it: His late-night maudlinism about his ex was getting tiresome.
Poultry fat or sentimentality
- sappinessExcessive maudlin sentiment
- bathosDeflating descent in tone
- corninessExcessive obvious sentimentality
- mawkishnessExaggerated, insincere sentimentality
cloying · saccharine · mushiness · hokeyness · treacly · kitschy · schmaltzy · syrupy
Prone to crying
- tearfulProne to weeping
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- weepyInclined to cry
- blubberingCrying noisily and uncontrollably
sniveling · crying · teary · waterworks · whimpering · doleful · plaintive · woeful
Exaggeratedly emotional in behavior
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
operatic · bombastic · grandiose · hyperbolic · effusive · extravagant · overblown · overacting
Recalling past experiences
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- piningAching with prolonged desire
bittersweet · sepia-toned · rose-colored · romanticized · halcyon · misty-eyed
State of being wronged
- morosenessIll-tempered gloominess
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
- sulkinessState of moody resentment
- wallowingIndulging without restraint
self-absorption · defeatism · whining · moaning · complaining · martyrdom · self-indulgent · piteous
schmaltz
Poultry fat or sentimentality
- sappinessExcessive maudlin sentiment
- bathosDeflating descent in tone
- corninessExcessive obvious sentimentality
mawkishness · cloying · saccharine · mushiness · hokeyness · treacly · kitschy · schmaltzy · syrupy · gushy
lachrymose
Prone to crying
blubbering · sniveling · crying · teary · waterworks · whimpering · doleful · plaintive · woeful · lugubrious
histrionic
Exaggeratedly emotional in behavior
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
dramatic · operatic · bombastic · grandiose · hyperbolic · effusive · extravagant · overblown · overacting · excess
reminiscence
Recalling past experiences
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- longingIntense, persistent desire
pining · bittersweet · sepia-toned · rose-colored · romanticized · halcyon · misty-eyed
victimhood
State of being wronged
- morosenessIll-tempered gloominess
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
- sulkinessState of moody resentment
wallowing · self-absorption · defeatism · whining · moaning · complaining · martyrdom · self-indulgent · piteous
maudlinismstoicism
Uncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
emotional restraint · composure · self-control · equanimity · sangfroid
maudlinismhardheartedness
Absence of pity
cynicism · unsentimental · tough-mindedness · cold-bloodedness · callousness