histrionic

Meaning

1. Of or relating to actors or acting.
2. (broadly) Excessively dramatic or emotional, especially with the intention to draw attention.

Synonyms

dramatic

theatrical

stagy

scenic

melodramatic

smarmy

spectacular

stage

theater

simulative

dramatical

hypocritical

lurid

actor

Translations

theatralisch

histriónico

théâtral

schauspielerisch

istrionico

histriônico

histriònic

Schauspiel

theatraal

histrionique

histriónico

affettato

scaenicus

pathetisch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hɪstɹiːˈɒnɪk/

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin histriōnicus (“pertaining to acting; scurrilous, shameful; wretched”), from Latin histriōnicus (“pertaining to acting and the theatre”), from histriō (“actor, player”) + -icus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). By surface analysis, histrion + -ic.