Definitions for histrionic

histrionic his·tri·on·ic

Spelling: [his-tree-on-ik]
IPA: /ˌhɪs triˈɒn ɪk/

Histrionic is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 395 anagrams from letters in histrionic (chiiinorst).

Definitions for histrionic

noun

  1. an actor.

adjective

  1. of or relating to actors or acting.
  2. deliberately affected or self-consciously emotional; overly dramatic, in behavior or speech.

Origin of histrionic

1640-50; Late Latin histrōnicus of actors, equivalent to histriōn- (stem of histriō) actor (said to be Etruscan) + -icus -ic

Examples for histrionic

The moral duties and doubts of adulthood are swapped out for the histrionic creeds of adolescence.

The country host had always been a patron of the histrionic art.

She has inherited the histrionic gift from her mother—from me.

Such miscues mired the show in histrionic soapiness, upsetting the delicate balance between domestic drama and social change.

Silver Linings Playbook allowed her to explode, playing a woman unhinged, histrionic, and emotionally volatile.

In fact, The Newsroom seems to relish putting loud women in their place or to render them helpless and histrionic.

His histrionic abilities were displayed at the Eglinton tournament.

To the Roman, the scenic and histrionic were the vital features of a production.

Wall Street Journal editorial-page writer Dorothy Rabinowitz recorded a histrionic anti-bike video that went viral.

Again no suggestion of the histrionic in the passionate voice.

Word Value for histrionic
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