Meaning of HISTRIONICS
Pronunciation: | | `histree'âniks
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- [n] a performance of play
- [n] a deliberate display of emotion for effect
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| Synonyms: | | representation, theatrical, theatrical performance |
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| See Also: | | display, matinee, performance, public presentation | |
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| Related Terms: | | amateur theatricals, blazon, blood and thunder, bravura, brilliancy, daring, dash, demonstration, demonstrativeness, display, dramatic art, dramatic form, dramatic irony, dramatic stroke, dramatic structure, dramaticism, dramatics, dramatism, dramaturgy, eclat, emotional appeal, emotionalism, emotionality, emotionalization, emotionalizing, emotiveness, emotivity, etalage, exhibition, exhibitionism, false front, fanfaronade, figure, flair, flaunt, flaunting, flourish, histrionism, human interest, love interest, making scenes, manifestation, melodrama, melodramatics, nonrationalness, pageant, pageantry, parade, play construction, sensationalism, sham, show, showing-off, spectacle, splash, splurge, staginess, theatricalism, theatricality, theatricals, theatricism, theatrics, Thespian art, unreasoningness, vaunt, visceralness, yellow journalism |
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