histrionics

See also: histriònics

English

WOTD – 11 October 2010

Etymology

See histrionic.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /hɪstɹiˈɒnɪks/
(US) enPR: hĭs-trē-änʹĭks, IPA^(key): /hɪstɹiˈɑnɪks/
(Northern California)
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Rhymes: -ɒnɪks

Noun

histrionics pl (plural only)

Exaggerated, overemotional behaviour, especially when calculated to elicit a response; melodramatics.
I’m tired of Mary’s histrionics.

Usage notes

Do not confuse histrionics with hysterics.

Synonyms

(exaggerated behaviour): drama, melodrama, melodramatics

Hyponyms

testrionics

Translations

exaggerated, overemotional behaviour

Catalan: histrionisme m
Finnish: tunteilu (fi), huomionkipeys
French: histrionisme (fr), théâtralisme (fr)

German: theatralisches Getue n
Russian: вы́ходка (ru) f (výxodka), сце́на (ru) f (scéna)
Spanish: histrionismo m, teatralismo

See also

histrionic

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