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
Lugubelenus	-	Ancient Celtic
Wendell	['wendl]
Zsolt	-	Hungarian
Zlatan	-	Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Slovene
Ferguson	['fɜ:gəsn]
Lucette	-	French