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Another word for histrionic

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Adjective

  1. Of or relating to drama or the theater

    See also:

    performing-arts

  2. Suggesting drama or a stage performance, as in emotionality or suspense

    See also:

    surprise

    style

    excite

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Another word for histrionic

Modifier
  1. See also:

    affected

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Sentence Examples

  • There remains to be noted the incursion of amateurs into the histrionic realm.

  • Maria Theresa had undoubtedly an instinctive histrionic sense of the perspective of the theatre, and could adopt the appropriate attitude and gesture, passionate, dignified or pathetic, required to impress those she wished to influence.

  • Dependent personality disorder frequently occurs in tandem with other personality-based mental illness, such as borderline, histrionic, and avoidant personality disorders.

  • histrionic art especially no other nation equaled or equals the Italians.

  • Histrionic personality disorder-A mental disorder characterized by inappropriate attention-seeking behavior, rapid emotional shifts, and exaggerated expression of emotion.

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