histrionic
adjective /ˌhɪs.triˈɒn.ɪk/
/-ˈɑː.nɪk/ disapprovingDefinition
› very emotional and energetic, but not sincere or without real meaning: a histrionic outburst She put on a histrionic display of grief at the funeral.Affected and insincere histrionically /-ˈɒn.ɪ.kəl.i/
/-ˈɑː.nɪ.kəli/ adverb
/-ˈɑː.nɪ.kəli/ adverb (Definition of histrionic adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- affectation noun
- affected adjective
- artificial adjective
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- cheesy adjective (BAD STYLE)
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