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Definition of histrionic adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

histrionic

adjective

NAmE//ˌhɪstriˈɑnɪk//

[usually before noun] (formal) (disapproving)

histrionic behavior is very emotional and is intended to attract attention in a way that does not seem sincere histrionic gestures

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histrionically

NAmE//ˌhɪstriˈɑnɪkli//

adverb

histrionics

noun [plural] She was used to her mother's histrionics.See histrionic in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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