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uk /ˌæm.ə.tə drəˈmæt.ɪks/ us /ˌæm.ə.t̬ʃɚ drəˈmæt̬.ɪks/ UK US amateur theater

› disapproving behaviour in which someone expresses or tries to create stronger emotion than is necessary or than they really feel:

There was no amateur dramatics or hysteria in the Prime Minister's response to the attacks.

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