( informal ) used to emphasize that you think sth is extremely bad or shocking :
It's a crying shame to waste all that food.
( informal ) used to emphasize that you think sth is extremely bad or shocking :
It's a crying shame to waste all that food.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005