histrionic

(hĭs'trē-ŏn'ĭk) also his·tri·on·i·cal (-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.

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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

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

That play was a bit too histrionic for my tastes.

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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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