histrionics

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histrionics in WordNet English dictionary

noun

a performance of a play
theatrical performance theatrical representation histrionics
a deliberate display of emotion for effect
histrionics

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histrionics in English Wiktionary

(noun) exaggerated/Exaggerated, overemotional behaviour, especially when calculated to elicit a response; melodramatics.

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