ALL meanings of breast-beating
breast-beat·ing
B b - noun breast-beating public or ostentatious expression of guilt, remorse, or sorrow 3
- noun breast-beating a loud and demonstrative display of grief, remorse, or the like: The authorities indulged in a great deal of breast-beating about traffic accidents but failed to pass new driving laws. 1
- adjective breast-beating characterized by or involving breast-beating. 1