a cry for help

A conspicuous action, often characterized by aberrant behavior, that masks a conscious or subconscious need for help or attention. This young man's crime was not malevolently motivated; it was a cry for help that he did not know how to communicate.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
&Thorn;ÓRbjÖRg	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Rostam	-	Persian, Persian Mythology
Tiburcio	-	Spanish, Portuguese
Jagjit	-	Indian (Sikh)
Jeannette	[dʒi'net]
Bruno	BROO-no (German), BRUW-naw (Polish)	German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Croatian, Polish, Ancient Germanic