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Histrionics

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Theatrical arts or performances.

n. Exaggerated emotional behavior calculated for effect.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Exaggerated, overemotional behaviour, especially when calculated to elicit a response; melodramatics.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The histrionic art; stageplaying; acting.

n. Insincere, exaggeratedly emotional or overly dramatical speech or behavior performed to create an impression rather than as an expression of true feeling; feigned emotion.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a performance of a play

n. a deliberate display of emotion for effect

Word Usage

"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."

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histrionic

Synonym

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stageplaying acting theatricals melodramatics drama

Rhyme

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