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histrionic

/ˌhɪstriˈɒnɪk/adjective

उच्चारण हिस्ट्रिऑनिक

नाटकीय, बनावटी, दिखावटी

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adjective
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    formal, disapproving

    histrionic behaviour is very emotional and is intended to attract attention in a way that does not seem sincere

    नाटकीय, बनावटी, दिखावटी

    • a histrionic outburst
    • The actress's histrionic reaction to the small mistake embarrassed the whole crew.
    • His histrionic sobs did not convince his mother.
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    • She made a histrionic exit from the room, slamming the door.
    • Stop being histrionic; it was only a small scratch.

    Synonyms melodramatic theatrical overacted affected exaggerated

    Opposite sincere genuine natural restrained

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his·tri·on·ic

With -tri- (not 'histeronic').

बीच में -tri- ('histeronic' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep the dramatic words together: histrionic (insincerely emotional), melodramatic (exaggerating emotions), theatrical, affected (not natural, done to impress), hammy (informal, overacted).

नाटकीयता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: histrionic (बनावटी भावुकता), melodramatic (भावनाओं को बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर), theatrical, affected (स्वाभाविक नहीं, प्रभावित करने के लिए), hammy (अनौपचारिक, अधिक अभिनय)।

§Grammar and usage

The noun histrionics means exaggerated emotional behaviour.

Noun histrionics का अर्थ बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर भावनात्मक व्यवहार है।