Histrionics

ahd-5
  • noun. Theatrical arts or performances.
  • noun. Exaggerated emotional behavior calculated for effect.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The histrionic art; stageplaying; acting.
  • noun. Insincere, exaggeratedly emotional or overly dramatical speech or behavior performed to create an impression rather than as an expression of true feeling; feigned emotion.
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  • noun. Exaggerated, overemotional behaviour, especially when calculated to elicit a response; melodramatics.
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  • noun. a performance of a play
  • noun. a deliberate display of emotion for effect
    • Word Usage
    "Oh right, we did, and thanks to some histrionics from the likes of the mayor people said no. why not?"
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    Thespian art  acting  amateur theatricals  blazon  blood and thunder  
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