HISTRIONICS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does histrionics mean? 

• HISTRIONICS (noun)
  The noun HISTRIONICS has 2 senses:

1. a performance of a play

2. a deliberate display of emotion for effect

  Familiarity information: HISTRIONICS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HISTRIONICS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A performance of a play

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

histrionics; representation; theatrical; theatrical performance

Hypernyms ("histrionics" is a kind of...):

performance; public presentation (a dramatic or musical entertainment)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "histrionics"):

matinee (a theatrical performance held during the daytime (especially in the afternoon))

Derivation:

histrionic (characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A deliberate display of emotion for effect

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("histrionics" is a kind of...):

display (behavior that makes your feelings public)