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say it: hi-stree-AH-nik
histrionic is an adjective meaning "characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected". It is pronounced /ˌhɪstɹiˈɑnɪk/ — hi-stree-AH-nik. It carries one recorded sense.
characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected
“histrionic gestures”
“an attitude of melodramatic despair”
“a theatrical pose”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for histrionic come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.