Entry Word: histrionic

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 given to or marked by attention-getting behavior suggestive of stage acting <a penchant for histrionic temper fits with lots of throwing of dishes and door slamming> — see theatrical 1
2 having the general quality or effect of a stage performance <we never tired of his histrionic reenactment of how he found a chest of jewels> — see dramatic 1