Meaning
- (noun) Exaggerated, overemotional behaviour, especially when calculated to elicit a response; melodramatics. “I’m tired of Mary’s histrionics.”
Letter breakdown
- Histrionics contains 11 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 7 consonant(s).
- It uses 8 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 16.
Synonyms
Words from these letters
- histrionic
- historic
- incisors
- citrons
- consist
- incisor
- ostrich
- tocsins
- chinos
- chitin
- choirs
- citron
- crisis
- hoists
- initio
- insist
- intros
- ironic
- rhinos
- rosins
- schist
- scions
- scorns
- shirts
- shorts
- snitch
- snorts
- stoics
- thorns
- tocsin
- tonics
- chino
- chins
- chits
- choir
- coins
- corns
- costs
- cross
- hints
- hoist
- horns
- hosts
- icons
- intro
- irons
- north
- notch
- rhino
- riots
- rosin
- scion
- scorn
- shins
- shirt
- shits
- shorn
- short
- shots
Connected words
Other 11-letter words
- abandonment
- abbreviated
- abbreviates
- abdications
- aberrations
- abjurations
- abnormality
- abominating
- abomination
- aboriginals
- abortionist
- abracadabra
- abridgement
- abridgments
- abrogations
- absenteeism
- abstentions
- abstracting
Words starting with HIS
- his
- hiss
- hissed
- hisses
- hissing
- histamine
- histamines
- histogram
- histograms
- historian
- historians
- historic
- historical
- historically
- histories
- history
- histrionic
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Words ending with ICS
Reader questions
What does Histrionics mean?
Exaggerated, overemotional behaviour, especially when calculated to elicit a response; melodramatics.
How many letters are in Histrionics?
Histrionics has 11 letters.
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