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histrionic

/ˌhɪstrɪˈɒnɪk/

/ˌhɪstriˈɑnɪk/

Translations

histrionicadjective

more histrionic

Comp.

most histrionic

Super.

/ˌhɪstrɪˈɒnɪk/

/ˌhɪstriˈɑnɪk/

histrioniqueSe dit d’un comportement ou d’un ton excessivement théâtral, emphatique ou mélodramatique.

Her histrionic outburst at the meeting caught everyone by surprise.

Son éclat histrionique pendant la réunion a pris tout le monde par surprise.

Additional translations

théâtralSens littéraire ou spécialisé, en parlant de l’art dramatique, des acteurs ou du jeu d’acteur.

Synonyms

histrionicnoun

histrionics

/ˌhɪstriˈɒnɪk/

/ˌhɪstriˈɑːnɪk/

Occurs chiefly in plural (“histrionics”) meaning exaggerated dramatic behavior; archaically, an actor.

histrionismeLe plus courant au pluriel en anglais pour désigner des comportements exagérément dramatiques.

Everyone was exhausted by his constant histrionics whenever things didn’t go perfectly.

Tout le monde était épuisé par ses constantes manifestations d’histrionisme dès que les choses ne se passaient pas parfaitement.

histrionEmploi archaïque ou littéraire pour désigner un acteur.

The traveling histrionic entertained the villagers with recitations from Shakespeare.

L’histrion ambulant divertissait les villageois par des récitations de Shakespeare.

Synonyms

stage actor

Definitions

histrionicadjective

Overly theatrical or melodramatic in character or style.

Her histrionic outburst at the meeting caught everyone by surprise.

Of or relating to acting or actors; theatrical.

The director preferred a more natural style over the histrionic traditions of earlier productions.

histrionicnoun

Exaggerated dramatic behavior designed to attract attention, typically used in the plural form “histrionics”.

Everyone was exhausted by his constant histrionics whenever things didn’t go perfectly.

An actor, especially one prone to melodramatic performance (archaic).

The traveling histrionic entertained the villagers with recitations from Shakespeare.