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crocodile tear in Persian

اشک تمساح ašk-e temsâh

/ˈkɹɒ.kə.daɪl ˌtɪə(ɹ)/

crocodile tear in Persian: اشک تمساح (ašk-e temsâh). In English, crocodile tear means a tear shed insincerely, in a false display of sorrow or some other emotion.

Persian words for crocodile tear

tear shed falsely
اشک تمساح ašk-e temsâh
display of tears that is forced or false
اشک تمساح ašk-e temsâh

English meaning of crocodile tear

  1. noun A tear shed insincerely, in a false display of sorrow or some other emotion.
  2. noun A display of tears that is forced or false.

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Questions about crocodile tear in Persian

What is the meaning of crocodile tear in Persian?
Crocodile tear in Persian is اشک تمساح (ašk-e temsâh).
معنی crocodile tear چیست؟
Crocodile tear: اشک تمساح (ašk-e temsâh).
What does crocodile tear mean in English?
Crocodile tear means a tear shed insincerely, in a false display of sorrow or some other emotion.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: crocodile tear (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Persian words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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