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noun
Exaggerated, overemotional behaviour, especially when calculated to elicit a response; melodramatics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a performance of a play
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: theatrical performance, theatrical, representation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: performance, public presentation
Narrower terms: matinee
noun
a deliberate display of emotion for effect
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: display
History
From histrionic + -ics, see histrionic.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
