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theatricism|θiːˈætrɪsɪz(ə)m|
[f. theatric a. + -ism.]
A mannerism or mode of action suited to the stage; artificial manner; = theatricalism.
1872Daily News 12 Apr. 4/6 The superb theatricisms (if we may employ such a word) of the elder Pitt, and the sonorous solemnities of the younger. 1880McCarthy Own Times IV. lxi. 357 The monstrous excesses, the preposterous theatricism of the Paris Commune.
So theˈatricize v., trans. to make or render theatric or ‘stagy’; to make like stage scenery.
1852Fraser's Mag. XLV. 664 Theatricized Stolzenfels is a glaring example of the monstrosity which may be bred from restoration, with its pasteboard battlements and tawdry gothic ornaments. |