Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The art of the theater.
- noun Theatrical effects or mannerisms; histrionics.
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- noun
histrionics
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Examples
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MCEDWARDS: Well, a reluctant Saudi Arabia and other Arab states have agreed to attend next week's U. S.-sponsored Middle East peace conference, but the Saudi foreign minister said that he would not toller what he called theatrics -- things like handshakes with Israeli officials.
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“Ultimately, this case, despite the legal theatrics, is just like any other: a means to an end,” he adds, in the other.
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No amount of theatrics is going to reverse the housing policy of the last 25 years, which calls for the de-projectification of public housing.
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Wow, we usually see such theatrics from the French only at figure skating competitions.
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Unless the theatrics are the real point? she added.
A Stitch Before Dying Anne Canadeo 2011
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Unless the theatrics are the real point? she added.
A Stitch Before Dying Anne Canadeo 2011
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Unless the theatrics are the real point? she added.
A Stitch Before Dying Anne Canadeo 2011
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The theatrics are the latest evidence of California's dysfunctional government.
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Perhaps you have blindly failed to see what a disgusting campaign Hillary has waged, complete with deceit, pandering, flat out LIES, and maudlin theatrics.ps. what are "speaches"?
Poll: Majority of Democrats want Clinton-Obama battle to continue 2008
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The theatrics were a welcome diversion from the clothes.
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