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histrionic

/ˌhɪstrɪˈɒnɪk/

/ˌhɪstriˈɑnɪk/

histrionicadjective

more histrionic

Comp.

most histrionic

Super.

/ˌhɪstrɪˈɒnɪk/

/ˌhɪstriˈɑnɪk/

Translations

He gave a histrionic performance that captivated the audience.

Он дал театральное представление, которое захватило аудиторию.

Her histrionic behavior at the party was embarrassing.

Ее истеричное поведение на вечеринке было неловким.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

histrionicnoun

histrionics

/ˌhɪstriˈɒnɪk/

/ˌhɪstriˈɑːnɪk/

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

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

stage actor