histrionismn.

Brit.

/ˈhɪstrɪənɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈhɪstriəˌnɪzəm/

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: histrion n., -ism suffix; Latin histriōn- , histriō , -ism suffix.

Etymology: < histrion n. or its etymon classical Latin histriōn-, histriō + -ism suffix.

Theatrical practice, action, or style; pretence, play-acting; exaggerated or excessively theatrical words or behaviour; an instance of any of these.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [noun] > theatrical or exaggerated behaviour

histrionicism1665

histrionisma1682

theatricalness1727

theatricality1837

play-actorism1851

theatricalism1854

performance1864

melodramatics1865

theatricism1872

camping1922

histrionics1922

theatric1929

amateur dramatics1984

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > [noun]

action1540

acting1590

stage-playing1597

interluding1612

play-acting1633

histrionisma1682

theatrics1807

histrionics1824

mumming1861

histrionicism1870

stage play1872

Thespianism1914

a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) iii. 117 When personations shall cease, and Histrionism of happiness be over.

1821 Ld. Byron Let. 22 Jan. (1978) VIII. 90 I cannot consent to..the abuse of any publication of mine to the purpose of Histrionism.—The applause of an audience would give me no pleasure.

1835 Fraser's Mag. 12 540 Something to wash down his lordship's dose of histrionism.

1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. ix. iv. 445 The Cathedral Church,—where high Prince Bishops delivered palliums, did histrionisms.

1936 Fortune Oct. 156/3 Lewis now had a national platform for his histrionism and he strode it with gusto.

1985 O. Sacks Man who mistook Wife 78 It was the grimaces, the histrionisms, the false gestures..which rang false for these wordless but immensely sensitive patients.

2005 Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News (Nexis) 5 June d8 Their first joint theatrical endeavor..embraces madness and overt histrionism with a little heresy and slapstick humor thrown in.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	histrionism
释义	histrionismn. Brit. /ˈhɪstrɪənɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈhɪstriəˌnɪzəm/ Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: histrion n., -ism suffix; Latin histriōn- , histriō , -ism suffix. Etymology: < histrion n. or its etymon classical Latin histriōn-, histriō + -ism suffix. Theatrical practice, action, or style; pretence, play-acting; exaggerated or excessively theatrical words or behaviour; an instance of any of these. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [noun] > theatrical or exaggerated behaviour histrionicism1665 histrionisma1682 theatricalness1727 theatricality1837 play-actorism1851 theatricalism1854 performance1864 melodramatics1865 theatricism1872 camping1922 histrionics1922 theatric1929 amateur dramatics1984 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > [noun] action1540 acting1590 stage-playing1597 interluding1612 play-acting1633 histrionisma1682 theatrics1807 histrionics1824 mumming1861 histrionicism1870 stage play1872 Thespianism1914 a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) iii. 117 When personations shall cease, and Histrionism of happiness be over. 1821 Ld. Byron Let. 22 Jan. (1978) VIII. 90 I cannot consent to..the abuse of any publication of mine to the purpose of Histrionism.—The applause of an audience would give me no pleasure. 1835 Fraser's Mag. 12 540 Something to wash down his lordship's dose of histrionism. 1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. ix. iv. 445 The Cathedral Church,—where high Prince Bishops delivered palliums, did histrionisms. 1936 Fortune Oct. 156/3 Lewis now had a national platform for his histrionism and he strode it with gusto. 1985 O. Sacks Man who mistook Wife 78 It was the grimaces, the histrionisms, the false gestures..which rang false for these wordless but immensely sensitive patients. 2005 Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News (Nexis) 5 June d8 Their first joint theatrical endeavor..embraces madness and overt histrionism with a little heresy and slapstick humor thrown in. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1682
随便看	etc to mischance etc to naught etc to nought etc to one's reward etc to press etc to repletion etc to rome with a mortar on one's head etc to see etc to supply etc to the amusement of etc to the bottom etc to the bottom of the harbour etc to the credit of etc to the death etc to the dogs etc to the kitchen sink etc to the last extremity etc to the lees etc to the main chance etc to the mercies of etc to the mercy of etc to the muzzle etc to the point etc to the press etc to the quick