noun
Meaning 1
Theatrical appearance or character.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, singular
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
theatrics
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /θiːˈætɹɪks/
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General-American: /θiˈætɹɪks/
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CMU ARPABET: TH IY1 T R IH0 K S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Histrionics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, singular
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hokum
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English theatric Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Middle English -es English -s English -ics English theatrics From theatric + -ics.