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Crying (also called sobbing, wailing, weeping, whimpering, bawling, blubbering and QQ-ing) is shedding tears as a response to an emotional state in humans.
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".
The medical term for this is "to lacrimate" which also refers to non-emotional shedding of tears.

Emotions

Sadness and depression are the most common emotions leading to this action, but crying can occur in some other emotions. Such as: overwhelming joy, heartbreak, anger, being scared/frightened, fear/anxiety, guilt/remorse, despair
Or other equivalent emotions.

Non-emotion

Crying may also sometimes happen when anyone is cutting up onions.

Related tags

• emotional
• sad
• shaking
• tears
• wavy mouth
• worried

See also

• comforting
• frown
• tears of joy