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
Kristian	KREES-tyahn (Swedish), KREES-tee-ahn (Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Evander (1)	ee-VAN-dər (English), ə-VAN-dər (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology
Archer	-	English
Daina	-	Lithuanian, Latvian
Vasuda	-	Indian, Hindi (Rare)
Patrizia	pah-TREE-tsyah	Italian