breast-beat|ing

breast-beat|ing
breast-beat|ing «BREHST BEE tihng», noun, adjective.
–n.
a loud, and often emotional, public display of grief, regret, or misfortune: »

While inquiry into faulty judgment and poor coordination is in order, there is no ground for excessive breast-beating over a “lost opportunity” at Paris (Wall Street Journal).

–adj.
characterized by breast-beating: »

breast-beating emotionalism.


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