Histrionic may refer to:
* related to or reminiscent of (
theatrical
Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The performers may communic ...
)
acting
Acting is an activity in which a story is told by means of its enactment by an actor who adopts a character—in theatre, television, film, radio, or any other medium that makes use of the mimetic mode.
Acting involves a broad range of sk ...
, or
acting out
In the psychology of defense mechanisms and self-control,
acting out is the performance of an action considered bad or anti-social. They indirectly express emotions through behavior rather than words. These actions are often used to cope with un ...
*
Histrionic personality disorder
Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is a personality disorder characterized by a pattern of excessive attention-seeking behaviors, usually beginning in adolescence or early adulthood, including inappropriate seduction and an excessive desire ...
, a Cluster B personality disorder
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''Histrionics'' (album), by The Higher
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Histrionicus
The harlequin duck (''Histrionicus histrionicus'') is a small sea duck. It takes its name from Harlequin (Italian ''Arlecchino'', French ''Arlequin''), a colourfully dressed character in Commedia dell'arte. The species name comes from the Latin ...
'', a genus of ducks
See also
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Histrionicotoxin
Histrionicotoxins are a group of related toxins found in the skin of poison frogs from the family Dendrobatidae, notably '' Oophaga histrionica'' (formerly ''Dendrobates histrionicus''), which are native to Colombia. It is likely that, as with ot ...
, toxins found in the skin of poison frogs
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