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Histrionic

Histrionic Meaning & Definition
Histrionic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Histrionic?

[adj] characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected; "histrionic gestures"; "an attitude of melodramatic despair"; "a theatrical pose"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Histrionic: melodramatic | theatrical

Related Terms | Find terms related to Histrionic: actor-proof | affected | all-star | artificial | ballet | balletic | cinematic | cinematographic | dramatic | dramatical | dramaturgic | emotionalistic | emotive | film | filmic | ham | hammy | hysteric | insincere | la-di-da | legitimate | maniere | mannered | melodramatic | milked | monodramatic | movie | nonrational | operatic | overacted | overdone | overemotional | overplayed | pretentious | scenic | sensational | sensationalistic | spectacular | stagelike | stageworthy | stagy | starstruck | stellar | theaterlike | theatrical | thespian | thrown away | underacted | underplayed | unnatural | unreasoning | vaudevillian

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Histrionic In Webster's Dictionary

\His`tri*on"ic\, Histrionical \His`tri*on"ic*al\, a. [L. histrionicus: cf. F. histronique. See {Histrion}.] Of or relating to the stage or a stageplayer; befitting a theatre; theatrical; -- sometimes in a bad sense. -- {His`tri*on"ic*al*ly}, adv. Tainted with false and histrionic feeling. --De Quincey.

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