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
Matthan	-	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Roberto	ro-BER-to (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Griffin	['grifin]
Polyxene	-	Greek Mythology
Cosette	-	French, Literature
Hannes	HAH-nes (German), HAHN-nes (Swedish, Finnish), HAHN-nəs (Dutch)	German, Swedish, Dutch, Finnish