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histrionic (adjective); more histrionic, most histrionic
1. Relating to actors or acting: The director was looking for someone with histrionic talents to play the part in the melodrama in town.
2. A reference to being excessively dramatic or emotional, especially with the intention of drawing attention to oneself: The dinner guests suddenly stopped talking with each other when Rebecca unexpectedly burst out laughing in her histrionic way.
3. Etymology: from Late Latin histrionicus, "pertaining to acting".
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2. A reference to being excessively dramatic or emotional, especially with the intention of drawing attention to oneself: The dinner guests suddenly stopped talking with each other when Rebecca unexpectedly burst out laughing in her histrionic way.
3. Etymology: from Late Latin histrionicus, "pertaining to acting".