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histrionic — HISTRIÓNIC, Ă, histrionici, ce, adj. De histrion, referitor la histrion. ♦ fig. Ipocrit, fals, şmecher. [pr.: tri o ] – Din fr. histrionique. Trimis de gall, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 histriónic adj. m. (sil. tri o ), pl. histriónici; … Dicționar Român
Histrionic — His tri*on ic, Histrionical His tri*on ic*al, a. [L. histrionicus: cf. F. histrionique. See {Histrion}.] 1. Of or relating to the stage or a stageplayer; befitting a theatre; theatrical. [1913 Webster] 2. Affectedly dramatic; insincerely… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
histrionic — I adjective affected, aiming for effect, artificial, dramatic, embroidered, exaggerated, exhibitionistic, insincere, mannered, melodramatic, orotund, ostentatious, overacted, pretentious, scaenicus, self conscious, showy, stagy, stilted, striving … Law dictionary
histrionic — adj *dramatic, theatrical, dramaturgic, melodramatic Analogous words: acting, playing, inpersonating (see ACT vb) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
histrionic — [adj] overly dramatic melodramatic, overacting, overplayed, theatrical, thespian; concepts 537,548 … New thesaurus
histrionic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) overly theatrical or melodramatic. 2) formal of or concerning actors or acting. ► NOUN (histrionics) ▪ dramatized behaviour designed to attract attention. DERIVATIVES histrionically adverb. ORIG … English terms dictionary
histrionic — [his΄trē än′ik] adj. [LL histrionicus < L histrio, actor; ult. of Etr orig.] 1. of, or having the nature of, acting or actors 2. overacted or overacting; theatrical; artificial; affected histrionically adv … English World dictionary
histrionic — [[t]hɪ̱striɒ̱nɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If you refer to someone s behaviour as histrionic, you are critical of it because it is very dramatic, exaggerated, and insincere. Dorothea let out a histrionic groan … English dictionary
histrionic — his·tri·on·ic (his″tre onґik) excessively dramatic or emotional; of or relating to the behavioral characteristics of histrionic personality disorder (q.v.) … Medical dictionary
histrionic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. theatrical; affected, exaggerated, dramatic. See drama, affectation. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. dramatic, melodramatic, artificial, theatrical; see affected 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus)… … English dictionary for students
