Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Wordlover Wednesday: Histrionics


Today's wordlover word is...

Histrionics (his-tree-ON-iks)
Noun- Melodramatic or hysterical behavior calculated for effect.
Earliest documented use- 1824
Example- " The notion that men can face adversity with stoicism while women are more likely to respond with histrionics is just one example of the gender stereotypes that permeate our culture"

Discover more about this word here:http://wordsmith.org/words/histrionics.html
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  1. Adriana @ BooksOnHerMindNovember 7, 2012 at 8:27 AM

    You're adorable. I'm looking forward to the other words you find and put up here (:
    Is this something you made up?
    She’s Got Books on Her Mind

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  2. Sara @ Forever 17 BooksNovember 7, 2012 at 2:50 PM

    I don't think I have heard of this word before. lol

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