Word: tearjerker
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tear
jerk
er
Definition: An emotionally charged film, novel, song, opera, television episode, etc., usually with one or more sad passages or ending, so termed because it suggests one is likely to cry during its performance.
Morphemes:
Affix: tear
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: That which causes or accompanies tears; a lament; a dirge.
Affix: jerk
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the body.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: yerk
Language: enm
Decoded: yerk
Meaning: sudden motion
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns or numerals.