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
Marcianus	-	Ancient Roman
Eustache	-	French
Gipson	['gipsn]
Prospero	pro-SPE-ro	Italian, Spanish
Gonzalo	gon-THAH-lo (Spanish), gon-SAH-lo (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Ramazi	-	Georgian