histrionic
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8.7
- adjective
- /ˌhɪstriˈɑnɪk/
:
histriónico
- During the debate, his histrionic gestures made his arguments seem less credible.
- histrionic personality
- histrionic personality disorder
- histrionic gestures
So high conflict people with borderline personality traits or histrionic personality traits are often more openly dramatic.
- So high conflict people with borderline personality traits or histrionic personality traits are often more openly dramatic.
- And just covering those topics, not in a histrionic way, but in a sober, fair minded, honest, frank way that treats readers like adults.
- It's the same with histrionic borderline narcissistic.
- I have always believed that histrionic personality and is really sort of narcissism light.
- He's a cluster beer, cluster B, cluster B, cluster B, which is borderline sociopath, narcissist and histrionic.
Examples
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The sorrow in them was as genuine as it was histrionic.
Fiction book (2000) -
" A bit histrionic, wouldn't you say?" says Mr. Chee.
Fiction book (2001) -
That is, he, his gestures are a little bit too histrionic for for the situation.
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And then, throwing his arms wide in a histrionic embrace of the invisible, he said:
Fiction book (2000) -
If he found her insubstantial as it was, in the cold light of day she would seem histrionic.
Fiction book (1996) -
As a novel, it's a mess of didactic and histrionic melodrama.
Blog text (17) -
Even the prosecuting attorneys, in their histrionic courtroom arguments, could scarcely have matched that description.
Academic text (1995) -
The actor's histrionic performance captivated the audience with its exaggerated emotions.
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She had a histrionic personality, often turning simple situations into dramatic displays.
Synonyms
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3.6
Very noticeable and meant to get attention, like a long pause or strong gesture
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4.8
Related to the theatre or showing strong feeling in a dramatic way like an actor on stage
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5.6
Showing feelings in a way that is too strong
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4.9
Showing too much feeling about small things
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8.7
Not natural and overly dramatic, like acting in a play
Relating to the theatre or acting and showing very dramatic behaviour
Antonyms
How Theatrical
Surface Forms
Morphology
histrionic = histrionics (opaque) = histrion + ic
The adjective is formed from the obscure base histrion (and related noun histrionics), which most learners do not know, so the meaning is not transparently derivable by a typical B1 learner.
Etymology
Histrionic comes from the Latin root histrio, which means 'actor', so it brings to mind someone acting on a stage. That's why histrionic describes overly dramatic or showy behavior.