amateur dramaticsnoun [ plural ]
uk/ˌæm.ə.tə drəˈmæt.ɪks/us/ˌæm.ə.t̬ʃɚ drəˈmæt̬.ɪks/UK US amateur theatertheatre performances in which the people involved are not paid but take part for their own enjoyment
disapproving behaviour in which someone expresses or tries to create stronger emotion than is necessary or than they really feel:
There was no amateur dramatics or hysteria in the Prime Minister's response to the attacks.
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