tearful reunion
Emotional coming together
A tearful reunion is an emotional meeting between people who have been separated, often for a long time.
The tears are typically of joy or relief rather than sadness: The hostages had a tearful reunion with their families at the airport.
The phrase appears frequently in news coverage of disasters, wars, and family separations.
- emotionalShowing strong feelings
- embraceHold closely in arms
- cryingEmotional tear release
- joyfulFeeling great happiness
- homecomingReturning to one's origin
sobbing · hug · long-lost · lost and found · airport · bittersweet · family · welcome · heartfelt · overwhelming · missing · long time coming · apart · years · clasping · holding tight · open arms · welcome home
- high dramamelodrama, soap opera, theatrics, histrionics, overwrought
- soap operassoap opera, telenovela, melodrama, cliffhanger, amnesia
- angst ficwhump, hurt/comfort, tearjerker, character death, sad ending
tearful reunionfinal farewell
Conclusive leave-taking
tearful goodbye · last goodbye · abandonment · estrangement · cutting ties
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