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HISTRIONIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does histrionic mean?
• HISTRIONIC (adjective)
The adjective HISTRIONIC has 1 sense:
1. characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected
Familiarity information: HISTRIONIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected
Synonyms:
histrionic; melodramatic
Context example:
a theatrical pose
Similar:
theatrical (suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater)
Derivation:
histrionics (a performance of a play)
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