histrionic
1histrionic — HISTRIÓNIC, Ă, histrionici, ce, adj. De histrion, referitor la histrion. ♦ fig. Ipocrit, fals, şmecher. [pr.: tri o ] – Din fr. histrionique. Trimis de gall, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 histriónic adj. m. (sil. tri o ), pl. histriónici; …
2Histrionic — His tri*on ic, Histrionical His tri*on ic*al, a. [L. histrionicus: cf. F. histrionique. See {Histrion}.] 1. Of or relating to the stage or a stageplayer; befitting a theatre; theatrical. [1913 Webster] 2. Affectedly dramatic; insincerely… …
3histrionic — I adjective affected, aiming for effect, artificial, dramatic, embroidered, exaggerated, exhibitionistic, insincere, mannered, melodramatic, orotund, ostentatious, overacted, pretentious, scaenicus, self conscious, showy, stagy, stilted, striving …
4histrionic — theatrical (figuratively, hypocritical ), 1640s, from L. histrionicus pertaining to an actor, from histrio (gen. histrionis) actor, said to be of Etruscan origin. The literal sense in English is from 1759 …
5histrionic — adj *dramatic, theatrical, dramaturgic, melodramatic Analogous words: acting, playing, inpersonating (see ACT vb) …
6histrionic — [adj] overly dramatic melodramatic, overacting, overplayed, theatrical, thespian; concepts 537,548 …
7histrionic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) overly theatrical or melodramatic. 2) formal of or concerning actors or acting. ► NOUN (histrionics) ▪ dramatized behaviour designed to attract attention. DERIVATIVES histrionically adverb. ORIG …
8histrionic — [his΄trē än′ik] adj. [LL histrionicus < L histrio, actor; ult. of Etr orig.] 1. of, or having the nature of, acting or actors 2. overacted or overacting; theatrical; artificial; affected histrionically adv …
9histrionic — [[t]hɪ̱striɒ̱nɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If you refer to someone s behaviour as histrionic, you are critical of it because it is very dramatic, exaggerated, and insincere. Dorothea let out a histrionic groan …
10histrionic — his·tri·on·ic (his″tre onґik) excessively dramatic or emotional; of or relating to the behavioral characteristics of histrionic personality disorder (q.v.) …
