Meaning & use
histrionics
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Exaggerated, theatrical behavior or emotional displays intended to attract attention.
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He rolled his eyes at his brother's histrionics over a minor scratch on the car.
The meeting was derailed by histrionics rather than reasoned debate.
A note on using this word
Almost always used with a critical or dismissive tone, implying the emotion is overdone or insincere; grammatically plural but treated as one concept.
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