histrionics
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/hɪstɹiˈɒnɪks/
English
Definitions
noun
- Exaggerated, overemotional behaviour, especially when calculated to elicit a response; melodramatics.“I’m tired of Mary’s histrionics.”
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dramamelodramamelodramaticstheatricaltheatrical performancedramaticismoverdramaticsdrama queenismhysteriadrama queenoverdramatizationpassion playhigh dramahyperbolepointsoverdramatisationoveremotionalism