Found 2 items, similar to histrionics.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: histrionics
histrionics
n 1: a performance of play [syn:
theatrical performance,
theatrical,
representation]
2: a deliberate display of emotion for effect
English → English (gcide)
Definition: histrionics
histrionics
\his`tri*on"ics\, n.
1. The histrionic art; stageplaying; acting.
[PJC]
2. Insincere, exaggeratedly emotional or overly dramatical
speech or behavior performed to create an impression
rather than as an expression of true feeling; feigned
emotion.
[PJC]