lachrymationEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishlachrymation /ˌlakrɪˈmeɪʃn / (also lacrimation or lacrymation) ▸ noun [mass noun] literary or Medicine the flow of tears. – ORIGIN mid 16th century: from Latin lacrimatio(n-), from lacrimare ‘weep’, from lacrima ‘tear’.