How to pronounce histrionic
American English pronunciation
his-tree-ON-ik
- IPA
- /ˌhɪstɹiˈɑnɪk/
- Syllables
- his · tree · ON · ik (4 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What histrionic means
Wildly overdramatic, as if acting on a stage
In a sentence: Max gave a histrionic groan when he heard it was broccoli night.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word for an actor.
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