The Emergence Machine

Cry Verb

process · Action · Level 11 · E9

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Emergence definition

Crying is the shedding of tears as an expression of emotion, specifically sadness, which is a natural response to a perceived loss or disappointment, and is accompanied by the physical release of tear drops from the eye.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “cry” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “cry”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L2L1L0Cry VerbTear DropEyeSadEmotionFace… intermediate l…FormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesCry VerbL11SadL9Tear DropL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • cry English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Sad L9 (requires)
    Shed tears as an expression of emotion -- prerequisite: sad
  • Tear Drop L10 (requires)
    Shed tears as an expression of emotion -- prerequisite: tear-drop