histrionic
hist·rio·nic
adjective
1.
characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected
- “histrionic gestures”
- “an attitude of melodramatic despair”
- “a theatrical pose”
Origin
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.
Phrases
- histrionic personality disorder
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