Definition of Histrionic. Meaning of Histrionic. Synonyms of Histrionic

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Histrionic. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Histrionic and, of course, Histrionic synonyms and on the right images related to the word Histrionic.

Definition of Histrionic

Histrionic
Histrionic His`tri*on"ic, Histrionical His`tri*on"ic*al, a. [L. histrionicus: cf. F. histronique. See Histrion.] Of or relating to the stage or a stageplayer; befitting a theatre; theatrical; -- sometimes in a bad sense. -- His`tri*on"ic*al*ly, adv. Tainted with false and histrionic feeling. --De Quincey.

Meaning of Histrionic from wikipedia

- Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is defined by the American Psychiatric ****ociation as a personality disorder characterized by a pattern of excessive...
- Look up histrionic or histrionics in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Histrionic may refer to: related to or reminiscent of (theatrical) acting, or acting...
- personality disorders: paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic, avoidant, dependent and obsessive–compulsive personality...
- denied parole and psychiatrists have diagnosed her with narcissistic, histrionic and antisocial personality disorders, with one labelling her as a "deviant...
- the point that anyone around him who so much as flinches looks hammily histrionic." Interviewers Richard Thompson and Tim Hunter commented that Eastwood's...
- the 2012 Archibald Prize for a 'faceless' self-portrait entitled The Histrionic Wayfarer (after Bosch). His win proved a controversial choice by the judges...
- commonly share characteristics with other Cluster B disorders (antisocial, histrionic, and narcissistic personality disorders), with nearly half of individuals...
- Reactions. It had five subtypes: Emotional instability reaction (later histrionic personality disorder: 78 ): excitability, ineffectiveness, undependable...
- autobiographical elements, featuring characters based on its author, his histrionic mother, and his mentally fragile sister. In writing the play, Williams...
- Paranoid Schizoid Schizotypal Cluster B (dramatic) Antisocial Borderline Histrionic Narcissistic Cluster C (anxious) Avoidant Dependent Obsessive–compulsive...