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/ ˌhɪs triˈɒn ɪks / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun (used with a singular or plural verb ) dramatic representation; theatricals; acting.
behavior or speech for effect, as insincere or exaggerated expression of an emotion; dramatics; operatics: Cut out the histrionics—we know you're not really mad.
Origin of histrionics First recorded in 1860–65; see origin at histrionic, -ics
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH histrionics hysterics, histrionics Words nearby histrionics histotoxic anoxia, histotrophic, histotropic, histrionic, histrionic personality disorder, histrionics , hit, Hitachi, hit-and-miss, hit-and-run, hit a snag
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Example sentences from the Web for histrionics But the histrionics in that caucus are simply a prelude to an ultimate cave.
A Debt Deal Won’t Save Us | Daniel Gross| October 15, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Their histrionics were more appropriate for a bad episode of Law & Order.
Trayvon Was Black. It Matters. | Mark Geragos| July 15, 2013| DAILY BEAST
We say should because only you, and your histrionics , stand in the way.
The Stars Predict Your Week | Starsky + Cox| October 9, 2011| DAILY BEAST
The histrionics continued as he got out of the car, went into makeup and sat down to talk to Ted Koppel.
An American in Full | Jonathan Alter| December 14, 2010| DAILY BEAST
No one was surprised when McMahon had his head shaved, and no one enjoyed the histrionics any less for knowing it was inevitable.
Will Mickey Rourke Fight at WrestleMania? | Mike Edison| February 17, 2009| DAILY BEAST
Perhaps this was because the wind interfered with her histrionics , the fog with the wavy complications of her red hair.
Angel Island | Inez Haynes Gillmore
The reason of our being is to amuse the high gods with our histrionics .
The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne | William J. Locke
It was a feint, she thought, histrionics for the gallery, perhaps for her.
Edward put off his histrionics , and rushed up to her as the consoler—a new part for him.
The Golden Age | Kenneth Grahame
The expression of astonishment was fairly well done--I will say that for him--but I was prepared for histrionics .
The Mystery | Stewart Edward White and Samuel Hopkins Adams
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Words related to histrionics dramatization, performance, performing, dramatics