Histrionics — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a performance of a play

a deliberate display of emotion for effect

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˌɪstɹɪˈɑːnɪks/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɜːbmən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɜːbmən/

3 syllables Say it as /hˌɪstɹɪˈɑːnɪks/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

theatrical performance theatrical representation

Word Forms

theatrical	adjective	suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater
represent	verb	perform (a play), especially on a stage
histrionic	adjective	characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Histrionik

eine Aufführung eines Theaterstücks

🇫🇷French

histrionique

une représentation d'une pièce de théâtre

🇪🇸Spanish

histrionismo

una representación de una obra de teatro

🇮🇹Italian

istrionismo

una rappresentazione di un'opera teatrale

🇳🇱Dutch

histrionica

een uitvoering van een toneelstuk

🇵🇹Portuguese

histrionismo

uma performance de uma peça

🇷🇺Russian

театральность

исполнение пьесы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अभिनय

किसी नाटक का प्रदर्शन

🇧🇩Bengali

হিস্ট্রিওনিক্স

একটি নাটকের অভিনয়

🇮🇳Tamil

வரலாற்றுயியல்

ஒரு நாடகத்தின் செயல்திறன்

🇮🇳Telugu

హిస్ట్రియానిక్స్

ఒక నాటకం యొక్క ప్రదర్శన

🇮🇳Marathi

हिस्ट्रिओनिक्स

नाटकाचे प्रदर्शन

🇮🇳Gujarati

હિસ્ટ્રીયોનિક્સ

નાટકનું પ્રદર્શન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಇತಿಹಾಸಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ

ಒಂದು ನಾಟಕದ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചരിത്രശാസ്ത്രം

ഒരു നാടകത്തിൻ്റെ പ്രകടനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਤਿਹਾਸ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ

ਇੱਕ ਨਾਟਕ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہسٹریونکس

ایک ڈرامے کی کارکردگی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

表演

一场戏剧的表演

🇯🇵Japanese

演技派

演劇の公演

🇰🇷Korean

연극

연극 공연

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lịch sử

một buổi biểu diễn một vở kịch

🇹🇭Thai

ประวัติศาสตร์

การแสดงละคร

🇮🇩Indonesian

seni drama

pertunjukan sebuah drama

🇲🇾Malay

sejarah

persembahan sesebuah drama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التمثيل المسرحي

أداء مسرحية

🇮🇷Persian

هیستریونیک

اجرای یک نمایشنامه

🇹🇷Turkish

histrionik

bir oyunun performansı

🇮🇱Hebrew

תֵאַטרָלִיוּת

הצגה של מחזה

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The primary meaning of 'histrionics' is 'a performance of a play'.

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Using 'histrionics' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'histrionics' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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