noun
- exaggerated dramatic behavior designed to attract attention
Usage: usually plural; often disapproving
Examples
- Her histrionics at the meeting embarrassed everyone present.
- The politician’s histrionics failed to convince the voters.
- Stop the histrionics and tell me what really happened.
- His theatrical histrionics were more annoying than persuasive.
- The coach’s histrionics on the sideline drew a technical foul.
- She was known for her histrionics whenever things didn’t go her way.