English Explanatory Dictionary

weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Consternation; worry.

Word forms

weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth

Etymology

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

Related words

beat one's breast
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