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   his·tri·on·ic

   /ˌhistrēˈänik/

   adjective

   • 1. overly theatrical or melodramatic in character or style: "a histrionic outburst"
   • ▪ of or concerning actors or acting: "histrionic talents"
   • ▪ denoting a personality disorder marked by shallow volatile emotions and attention-seeking behavior.

   noun

   • 1. exaggerated dramatic behavior designed to attract attention: "discussions around the issue have been based as much in histrionics as in history"
   • ▪ dramatic performance; theater: archaic "he loved the theater and everything which savored of histrionics"
   • 2. an actor. archaic

   Word Origin mid 17th century (in the sense ‘dramatically exaggerated, hypocritical’): from late Latin histrionicus, from Latin histrio(n-) ‘actor’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. histrionically adverb

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