histrionic
adjective
[ ˌhɪstrɪˈɒnɪk ]
• excessively theatrical or dramatic in character or style.
• "a histrionic outburst"
Similar:
melodramatic,
theatrical,
affected,
dramatic,
exaggerated,
actorly,
actressy,
stagy,
showy,
artificial,
overacted,
overdone,
unnatural,
mannered,
stilted,
unreal,
hammy,
ham,
camp,
histrionic
noun
• melodramatic behaviour designed to attract attention.
• "by now, Anna was accustomed to her mother's histrionics"
• an actor.
Origin:
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘dramatically exaggerated, hypocritical’): from late Latin histrionicus, from Latin histrio(n- ) ‘actor’.
