ugly crying
Tears without composure
Ugly crying is weeping so intense that it distorts the face—scrunched features, streaming nose, gasping sobs.
The phrase acknowledges that real grief or overwhelming emotion isn't photogenic: She wasn't dabbing away a single tear; she was ugly crying in the bathroom.
It contrasts with the composed, attractive crying often depicted in films.
- bawlingCrying noisily and hard
- weepingShedding tears audibly
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- hiccuppingSpasmodic diaphragm contractions
- wailingProlonged mournful crying
bemoaning · lamenting · blotchy · red-faced · blubbering · gasping · flushed · quivering · sniffling · cathartic · movie theater · puffy · vulnerability · authenticity · howl · tears · happy tears · grief
ugly cryingmisty-eyed
Eyes moist with emotion
eyes welling up · getting choked up · silent tears · holding back tears · teary-eyed
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