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histrionics

noun

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Pronunciation: /hɪstɹiˈɒnɪks/ / /hɪstɹiˈɑnɪks/

noun

Etymology: From histrionic + -ics, see histrionic.

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

    Dexter's vocals are competent enough: his timbre is thin and eternally teenaged, but he can go apeshit on the hiccupy histrionics like no one's business.

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