Histrionics (noun)
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behavior or speech for effect, as insincere or exaggerated expression of an emotion
First recorded in 1860–65; originally meant “theatrics; acting.” From the Latin histriō, meaning “actor;” historically used to refer to bad acting.
Example sentences
“Just stop with the histrionics, you’re being melodramatic!”
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