Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Theatrical arts or performances.
- noun Exaggerated emotional behavior calculated for effect.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The histrionic art; stageplaying; acting.
- noun Insincere, exaggeratedly emotional or overly dramatical speech or behavior performed to create an impression rather than as an expression of true feeling; feigned emotion.
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- noun
Exaggerated ,overemotional behaviour , especially whencalculated toelicit aresponse ;melodramatics .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a performance of a play
- noun a deliberate display of emotion for effect
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Examples
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Oh right, we did, and thanks to some histrionics from the likes of the mayor people said no. why not?
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That's what separates Lewis 'histrionics from the self-celebratory antics of some of his peers, his actions giving voice to what the aforementioned, relatively stoic stars of yore certainly felt.
USATODAY.com - Linebacker Lewis plays tough with a passion 2004
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6 Comments: histrionics from the steel lady, so genuine, non?
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Her histrionics were a little bag of tricks to get her through, but underneath, she was lonely and terrified.
One Flight Up Susan Fales-Hill 2010
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Her histrionics were a little bag of tricks to get her through, but underneath, she was lonely and terrified.
One Flight Up Susan Fales-Hill 2010
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So when Ms. Winslet won two awards last night, her histrionics were a little too much for us to take.
The Golden Globes: Too Much Kate, Not Enough Ricky and an Actual Oscar Race 2009
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So when Ms. Winslet won two awards last night, her histrionics were a little too much for us to take.
The Golden Globes: Too Much Kate, Not Enough Ricky and an Actual Oscar Race 2009
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And, if they were looking for Flair - which is to say histrionics - how could they miss with that kind of pick?
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And, if they were looking for Flair - which is to say histrionics - how could they miss with that kind of pick?
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And, if they were looking for Flair - which is to say histrionics - how could they miss with that kind of pick?
kewpid commented on the word histrionics
cf kittens
November 5, 2007
supbob91 commented on the word histrionics
found in Merriam Webster's Dictionary pg 37
November 15, 2010