histrionicsnoun [ plural ]
uk/ˌhɪs.triˈɒn.ɪks/us/ˌhɪs.triˈɑː.nɪks/disapprovingvery emotional and energetic behaviour that is not sincere and has no real meaning:
I'd had enough of Lydia's histrionics.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Affected & insincere
- affectation
- affected
- artificial
- artsy-fartsy
- arty-farty
- cheesy
- fey
- forced
- glib
- histrionic
- hokey
- meretricious
- pious
- precocious
- pretension
- pretentious
- pseud
- pseudo-
- slick
- theatrical
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