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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

histrionics

/hĭs-trē-änʹĭks/ · his·tri·on·ics · IPA /hɪstɹiˈɑnɪks/
01 n. The histrionic art; stageplaying; acting.
  1. 1.
    The histrionic art; stageplaying; acting.
  2. 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.