sobfest
Prolonged weeping session
A sobfest is an extended session of crying, either by one person or a group.
The term carries a slightly dismissive tone, suggesting the weeping is excessive or indulgent: The movie turned into a complete sobfest by the end.
It can also describe emotional gatherings where tears flow freely: The reunion was a real sobfest.
Emotional tear release
- tearsViolent pulls apart
- weepingShedding tears audibly
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
sorrow · anguish · mourning · despair · heartache · melancholy · lamentation · wailing
Sensational, emotionally overwrought drama
- sentimentalityExcessive tender emotion
- pathosPity-evoking quality
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
- tissuesSoft disposable paper sheets
handkerchief · weepy · bittersweet · nostalgia · maudlin · schmaltzy · emotional · manipulative
crying
Emotional tear release
heartbreak · sorrow · anguish · mourning · despair · heartache · melancholy · lamentation · wailing · blubbering
melodrama
Sensational, emotionally overwrought drama
- sentimentalityExcessive tender emotion
- pathosPity-evoking quality
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
tissues · handkerchief · weepy · bittersweet · nostalgia · maudlin · schmaltzy · emotional · manipulative · heartwrenching
group
Assembled collection of things
- collectiveJointly organized group
- sharedHeld in common
- bondingForming close connections
support · commiseration · venting · therapy · sleepover · memorial · funeral · wake · viewing · vigil
- emotional outburstsmeltdown, outburst, tantrum, temper tantrum, angry outburst