# histrionics

> English word · Noun · IPA /hɪstɹiˈɒnɪks/ · frequency rank #80,532

## Definitions
1. Exaggerated, overemotional behaviour, especially when calculated to elicit a response; melodramatics.

## Etymology
From histrionic + -ics, see histrionic.

## Source
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