histrionic

/ˌhɪstriˈɒnɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌhɪstriˈɑːnɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌhi-strē-ˈä-nik/ (ame, mw)

histrionic — adjective

  • histrionicpositive
  • more histrioniccomparative
  • most histrionicsuperlative

1. showing strong feelings in a loud, exaggerated way that seems put on for effect

1.形容詞C2
釋義

showing strong feelings in a loud, exaggerated way that seems put on for effect rather than truly felt.

例句

Emre threw a histrionic fit when the waiter brought him the wrong coffee.

predicative-attributive: histrionic + noun (fit, outburst, display)

The senator's histrionic apology on television fooled almost nobody at home.

common collocation: histrionic apology / speech / performance

同義詞
  • melodramatic

    very close in meaning; suggests exaggerated emotion borrowed from a soap opera

  • theatrical

    less negative; can describe a deliberately showy style without implying insincerity

  • overwrought

    stresses being too worked-up emotionally rather than performing for an audience

反義詞

用法筆記

Almost always negative. Subject is usually a person's behaviour, speech, or performance — a histrionic person is one whose displays of feeling are not trusted as real.

常見錯誤

❌She gave a histrionic smile to her friend.
✅She gave a histrionic display of grief at the funeral.
💡'histrionic' describes loud, theatrical emotion (anger, grief, joy), not quiet expressions like a smile.