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SACKCLOTH AND ASHES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A display of extreme remorse or repentance or grief
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("sackcloth and ashes" is a kind of...):
display (behavior that makes your feelings public)