dramatics
noun
uk/drəˈmæt.ɪks/us/drəˈmæt̬.ɪks/[plural]disapproving
behaviourin which someoneexpressesortriestocreatestrongeremotionthan isnecessaryor than they reallyfeel:
She just gets on with thejobwithout the need for dramatics orpersonalattention.
Can wepleasestopthe dramatics andcalmdown?
[U+ sing/pl verb]
thestudyofactingin andproducingplays:
Theschoolset up acourseinpublicspeakingand dramatics.
By theageof 6 she wasstudyingsinging,dancing, and dramatics.
See also
amateur dramatics
- Let'sleavethe dramatics at the court-roomdoor.
- Theplayerwasknownfor his on-field dramatics and off-fieldcontroversies.
- Thereadingwasemotionallypowerfulbutfreeof dramatics.
- Themeetingendedwith somelast-minutedramatics.
- HetaughtFrenchand Dramatics.
Affected & insincere
- affectation
- affected
- affectedly
- archly
- artificial
- forced
- fustian
- glib
- glibly
- glibness
- preciously
- preciousness
- precocious
- precociousness
- pretension
- theatrically
- tokenism
- tokenistic
- two-faced
- ultra-slick
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Theatre - general words