histrionic

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin histriōnicus (“pertaining to acting; scurrilous, shameful; wretched”), from Latin histriōnicus (“pertaining to acting and the theatre”), from histriō (“actor, player”) + -icus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). By surface analysis, histrion +‎ -ic. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /hɪstɹiːˈɒnɪk/ (General American) IPA(key): /hɪstɹiˈɑnɪk/ Rhymes: -ɒnɪk Hyphenation: his‧tri‧on‧ic === Adjective === histrionic (comparative more histrionic, superlative most histrionic) Of or relating to actors or acting. Synonyms: actorish, actressy, dramatic, theatrical (by extension) Excessively dramatic or emotional, especially with the intention to draw attention. Synonyms: melodramatic, overdramatic, sensationalized, stagy ==== Alternative forms ==== histrionick (obsolete) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== histrion (obsolete) histrionism histrionize (rare) ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === histrionic (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French histrionique. === Adjective === histrionic m or n (feminine singular histrionică, masculine plural histrionici, feminine/neuter plural histrionice) histrionic ==== Declension ====