histrionic

(-ĭ-kəl)
adj.

1. Of or relating to actors or acting.
2. Excessively dramatic or emotional; affected.

[Late Latin histriōnicus, from Latin histriō, histriōn-, actor, probably of Etruscan origin.]

histrionically his'tri·on'i·cal·ly adv.

(his-tree-ON-ik)

adjective
1. Of or pertaining to actors, acting, or theater.
2. Overly dramatic or affected.

Etymology
From Late Latin histrionicus, from Latin histrion-, histrio (actor).

Usage
"The playwright's intent together with his moral input ignored, a drama of great depth is trivialized. An unbearably boring, histrionic horror takes its place." — Naomi Doudai, Histrionic Horror, The Jerusalem Post, Sep 7, 1999 "Eventually, Dickens fused his talents in the public readings from his own novels, which dominated his last years, in the course of which he astounded huge crowds on both sides of the Atlantic with his histrionic genius." — Simon Callow, To Be a Shape-Shifting Cast of One, The New York Times, Apr 21, 2002.

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adjective

1. Of or relating to drama or the theater: dramatic, dramaturgic, dramaturgical, histrionical, theatric, theatrical, thespian. See performing arts.
2. Suggesting drama or a stage performance, as in emotionality or suspense: dramatic, histrionical, melodramatic, sensational, spectacular, theatric, theatrical. See excite/bore/interest, style/good style/bad style, surprise/expect.

adj

Definition: melodramatic
Antonyms: unaffected

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IN BRIEF: Relating to the theater, actors or acting. Also: Overacted or melodramatic.

That play was a bit too histrionic for my tastes.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - teatralsk
n. - teatralskhed, dramatik, skuespiller

Nederlands (Dutch)
(mv) gemaakte emoties, ongemeend, overdreven dramatisch, over acteurs/-acteren, theatraal

Français (French)
adj. - théâtral, mélodramatique
n. - comportement outrancier, cinéma (fam), (se donner) en spectacle

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schauspielkunst, Theatralik
adj. - schauspielerisch, theatralisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (πληθ.) υποκριτική, μελοδραματισμοί, θεατρινισμοί
adj. - θεατρινίστικος

Italiano (Italian)
teatralità, finzione teatrale, istrionico

Português (Portuguese)
n. - arte (f) teatral, histrionismo (m) (Teat.)
adj. - teatral, histriônico

Русский (Russian)
сценический, наигранный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - histriónico
n. - histrionismo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skådespelare
adj. - skådespelar-, teater-, teatralisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
演员的, 有如演戏的, 演剧的, 演员, 戏剧性, 演剧

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 演員的, 有如演戲的, 演劇的
n. - 演員, 戲劇性, 演劇

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 배우의, 연극상의, 안면근의, 젠체하는
n. - 배우, 연극, 연출법

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 俳優の, 演劇めいた, 演劇の, 芝居がかった
n. - 俳優, 演劇

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المسرحي, الصناعي, المتكلف (صفه) مسرحي, صناعي, متكلف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮דרמטי, תיאטרלי, קשור בשחקנים ובמשחק‬
n. - ‮אמנות התיאטרון, התנהגות לא כנה ודרמטית כדי להרשים‬

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