histrionics

== English == === Etymology === From histrionic +‎ -ics, see histrionic. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /hɪstɹiˈɒnɪks/ (US) enPR: hĭs-trē-änʹĭks, IPA(key): /hɪstɹiˈɑnɪks/ Rhymes: -ɒnɪks === Noun === histrionics pl (plural only) Exaggerated, overemotional behaviour, especially when calculated to elicit a response; melodramatics. ==== Usage notes ==== Do not confuse histrionics with hysterics. ==== Synonyms ==== (exaggerated behaviour): drama, melodrama, melodramatics ==== Hyponyms ==== testrionics ==== Derived terms ==== herstrionics ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== spiel === See also === histrionic === Anagrams === trichinosis