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weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth

weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth noun: consternation; worry.

Noun

weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth (uncountable)

  1. (figuratively) Consternation; worry.
    • There was weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth in the camp of the outsiders now.1883, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], “The Pilots’ Monopoly”, in Life on the Mississippi, Boston, Mass.: James R[ipley] Osgood and Company, →OCLC, page 187
    • There was weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth in South Melbourne last Saturday night. For weeks past there had been only one topic of conversation—football.1910, The Old Man, Melbourne: Punch, published 1910, page 6

weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth meaning in Vietnamese

weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth in Vietnamese

consternation, worry
khóc lóc nghiến răng

Origin of weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth

Biblical, from Matthew 13:42, although the exact wording is not present in any translation.

Questions about weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth

What does weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth mean?
Weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth means consternation; worry.
What is weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth in Vietnamese?
Weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth in Vietnamese is khóc lóc nghiến răng. See Weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth?
Weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth is a noun.

Words near weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth in the dictionary

  1. weepiest
  2. weepily
  3. weepin'
  4. weepiness
  5. weeping
  6. weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth
  7. weeping angel
  8. weeping angels
  9. weeping ash
  10. weeping ashes
  11. weeping birch

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