Histrionic Meaning and Pronunciation
As an adjective, histrionic means overly dramatic or emotional in an insincere way; deliberately affected and contrived, especially to gain attention or to persuade others; melodramatic; theatrical. It can also mean relating to actors or acting. A histrionic person is a person who has a tendency to display these behaviors. As a noun, histrionic refers to such behavior. Most often, as a noun, the term is used in the plural form histrionics.
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