Defenition of the word crocodile tears

• Defenition of the word crocodile tears

  • A display of tears that is forced or false.
  • a hypocritical display of sorrow; false or insincere weeping; "the secretaries wept crocodile tears over the manager''s dilemma"; "politicians shed crocodile tears over the plight of the unemployed"
  • a hypocritical display of sorrow; false or insincere weeping

Hypernyms for the word crocodile tears

• • hypocrisy
  • lip service

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