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crying

Shedding tears as a response to an emotional state in humans

EntityQ152247

Also known as sobbing · weeping · bawling · wailing · cry · sob

Subclass of: mood
, facial expression
Part of: psychological terminology

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Crying is the dropping of tears in response to an emotional state or physical pain. Emotions that can lead to crying include sadness, anger, joy, and fear. Crying can also be caused by relief from a period of stress or anxiety, or as an empathetic response. The act of crying has been defined as "a complex secretomotor phenomenon characterized by the shedding of tears from the lacrimal apparatus, without any irritation of the ocular structures", instead, giving a relief which protects from conjunctivitis. A related medical term is lacrimation, which also refers to the non-emotional shedding of tears. Various forms of crying are known as sobbing, weeping, wailing, whimpering, bawling, and blubbering.

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Unicode character: 😢
😭
Uses: tear
Opposite of: laughter
Model item: baby cry
Different from: choro
crying out
Members / parts: Buka' al-Khashya

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