Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun crocodile_tears

1 sense of crocodile tears

Sense 1
crocodile tears -- (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")
       => hypocrisy, lip service -- (an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction)