crocodile tears (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 10
def a hypocritical display of sorrow
def false or insincere weeping
examples the secretaries wept crocodile tears over the manager's dilemma
politicians shed crocodile tears over the plight of the unemployed
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Hypernym hypocrisy, lip service
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Hyponym hypocrisy, lip service

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