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
Pryor	['praiə]
Cerdic	-	Anglo-Saxon
Radmila	-	Serbian, Croatian, Czech
Kelvin	['kelvin]
Ziba (2)	-	Biblical
Seong-Hun	sung-hoon	Korean