Associations to the word «Histrionics»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

HISTRIONICS, noun. A performance of a play.
HISTRIONICS, noun. A deliberate display of emotion for effect.

Wise words

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