crying

shedding tears as a response to an emotional state in humans
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crying

Summary

crying ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (586 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • crying is a type of mood[2].
  • crying is a type of facial expression[3].
  • crying is part of psychological terminology[4].
  • crying's Commons category is recorded as Crying[5].
  • crying is the opposite of laughter[6].
  • crying's Unicode character is recorded as 😒[7].
  • crying's Unicode character is recorded as 😭[8].
  • crying comprises Buka' al-Khashya[9].
  • crying's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Crying[10].
  • crying's described at URL is recorded as https://neal.fun/earth-reviews/crying[11].
  • crying's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
  • crying's described by source is recorded as The Domestic EncyclopΓ¦dia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[13].
  • crying's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C77963[14].
  • crying's different from is recorded as choro[15].
  • crying's different from is recorded as crying out[16].
  • crying's uses is recorded as tear[17].
  • crying's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[18].
  • crying's model item is recorded as baby cry[19].
  • crying's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Psychology[20].
  • crying's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Biology[21].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include mood[2] and facial expression[3]. crying is the opposite of laughter[6].

Use and Application

crying comprises Buka' al-Khashya[9]. crying is part of psychological terminology[4].

Why It Matters

crying ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (586 views/month).[1] crying has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] crying is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago Β· Twofivesixbot bot Β· 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata β†—
    Part of β†’ psychological terminology
    Different from β†’ choro, crying out
    Aliases β†’ β€”
    Subclass of β†’ mood, facial expression
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