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Meaning of "histrionism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HISTRIONISM

histrionism  [ˈhɪstrɪənɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HISTRIONISM

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Histrionism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HISTRIONISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of histrionism in the English dictionary

The definition of histrionism in the dictionary is acting, theatrical performance.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HISTRIONISM


agrarianism
əˈɡrɛərɪənɪzəm
antinomianism
ˌæntɪˈnəʊmɪənɪzəm
antiquarianism
ˌæntɪˈkweərɪənɪzəm
Aristotelianism
ˌærɪstəˈtiːlɪənɪzəm
authoritarianism
ɔːˌθɒrɪˈtɛərɪənɪzəm
Cartesianism
kɑːˈtiːzɪənɪzəm
egalitarianism
ɪˌɡælɪˈteərɪənɪzəm
epicureanism
ˌɛpɪkjʊəˈrɪənɪzəm
equestrianism
ɪˈkwɛstrɪənɪzəm
Hegelianism
hɪˈɡeɪlɪənɪzəm
Kantianism
ˈkæntɪənɪzəm
lesbianism
ˈlɛzbɪənɪzəm
libertarianism
ˌlɪbəˈtɛərɪənɪzəm
Machiavellianism
ˌmækɪəˈvelɪənɪzəm
messianism
mɛˈsaɪənɪzəm
pedestrianism
pəˈdɛstrɪənɪzəm
presbyterianism
ˌprɛzbɪˈtɪərɪənɪzəm
Rastafarianism
ˌræstəˈfɛərɪənɪzəm
totalitarianism
təʊˌtælɪˈtɛərɪənɪzəm
Trinitarianism
ˌtrɪnɪˈtɛərɪənɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HISTRIONISM

historicize
historied
histories
historiette
historify
historiographer
historiographic
historiographical
historiography
historiology
historism
history
histrio
histrion
histrionic
histrionical
histrionically
histrionicism
histrionics
hit

WORDS THAT END LIKE HISTRIONISM

abolitionism
abstract expressionism
antagonism
constructionism
creationism
evolutionism
exhibitionism
expansionism
expressionism
hedonism
impressionism
interventionism
isolationism
mechanism
monism
Mormonism
perfectionism
Platonism
reductionism
trade unionism
Zionism

Synonyms and antonyms of histrionism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «histrionism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HISTRIONISM

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The translations of histrionism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «histrionism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

histrionism
1,325 millions of speakers

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histrionismo
570 millions of speakers

English

histrionism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

histrionism
380 millions of speakers
ar

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histrionism
280 millions of speakers

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histrionism
278 millions of speakers

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histrionismo
270 millions of speakers

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histrionism
260 millions of speakers

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histrionisme
220 millions of speakers

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Histrionisme
190 millions of speakers

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histrionism
180 millions of speakers

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histrionism
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

histrionism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Histrionisme
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

histrionism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

histrionism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हिस्ट्रिओनझम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

histrionism
70 millions of speakers

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histrionism
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

histrionism
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

histrionism
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

histrionismul
30 millions of speakers
el

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histrionism
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

histrionism
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

histrionism
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

histrionism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of histrionism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HISTRIONISM»

The term «histrionism» is barely ever used and occupies the 198.966 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HISTRIONISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about histrionism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HISTRIONISM»

Discover the use of histrionism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to histrionism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Phantom Communities: The Simulacrum and the Limits of ...
Dionysus, 99, 1 8 1, 205, 222 Disaster, 22, 55-60 passim, 6^-j 157,210 Disguise, see Histrionism Dominant cultures, see under Culture Dora (patient of Freud), 13 Doubling, 5, 9, 14-18 passim, 23, 29, 32, 37, 41f, 50, 57, 60, 72, 86-90 passim, ...
Scott Durham, 1998
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Women and Mental Disorders [4 volumes]
Accordingly, what is currently known as HPD will be conceptualized by high ratings on traits called histrionism and emotional lability. Histrionism is a facet of the antagonism domain: it is characterized by behaviors such as seeking admiration ...
Paula K. Lundberg-Love Ph.D., Kevin L. Nadal, Michele A. Paludi, 2011
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Chambers's etymological dictionary of the English language, ...
histrionism. <xdj., relating to the stage or stage-players ; befitting a theatre. — adv . histrionically. [L. kis- trionicus — histrio, Etruscan primary form hitter, a player. ] ilstrioniam, his'tri-o-niim, п., the acts or practice of stage-playing, or of pantomime  ...
Chambers W. and R., ltd, Andrew Findlater, James Donald (F.R.G.S.), 1867
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Chambers's Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
histrionism. adj., relating to the stage or stage- filayers ; befitting a theatre. — adv. histrionically. [I., his- trionicus — /tistrio, Etruscan primary {ormhister, a player.] hlatrioaiam, his'tri-o-nizm, «., the acts or practice of slage-filaying, or of ...
James Donald, 1867
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Before the Footlights and Behind the Scenes: a Book about ...
These players may be taken as representatives of the American and foreign schools of histrionism. Mr. Joseph Jefferson represents the former no less forcibly than Madame Ristori represents the latter ; and, by the latter, I mean to indicate the ...
Olive Logan, 1870
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Handbook of Psychology, Clinical Psychology
... suspiciousness (i.e.,FFM lowTrust) iswithin antagonism, submissiveness (i.e., FFM Compliance) is within agreeableness, histrionism (i.e., FFM Gregariousness ) is within extraversion, cognitiveperceptual aberration and dissociative traits (i.e.,  ...
Irving B. Weiner, George Stricker, Thomas A. Widiger, 2012
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Geraldine Farrar: Opera's Charismatic Innovator, 2d ed.
There remains, however, a chasm, especially in the case of an artist whose first triumphs were scored in the opera houses of Germany and who has for sixteen years scaled her histrionism to the antres of the Metropolitan. Dramatic Miss Farrar ...
Elizabeth Nash, 2012
8
Acorns: Windows High-Tide Foghat:
Enneatype 2, egocentric generosity, 1)pride and histrionism, 2)pride, love need, hedonism, seductiveness, assertiveness, nurturance and false abundance, histrionism, impressionable emotionality. Enneatype 3,success through appearances, ...
Joshua Morris, 2013
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Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology
Histriobdellidae Invertebrate Zoology, a family of tiny polychaete worms in the group Errantia, parasites on marine crustaceans. histrionic Psychology, of or relating to histrionism. histrionism Psychology, a disorder in which an individual ...
Christopher G. Morris, 1992
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Of fools, fops and funambulists: Baudelaire and the myth of ...
It reveals, ultimately, the critic-as-zj/s/Wo divided against himself in his adoption of the role of the heautontimoroumenos : within the economy of the perennial dialectic between "volupte" and "connaissance," constructive histrionism, predicated ...
Judith Spencer, 2007

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HISTRIONISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term histrionism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Speak, Memory
But he had been given to acting and make-believe throughout his life, and he had displayed a vein of romantic fantasy and histrionism since he ... «The New York Review of Books, Jan 13»
2
Thinking Clearly About Personality Disorders
... including “manipulativeness,” “histrionism,” and “callousness,” and the final proposal relied on just two, “grandiosity” and “attention-seeking. «New York Times, Nov 12»
3
Beware narcissists in workplace
... functioning and specific pathological personality traits (narcissism, manipulativeness, histrionism, callousness) rather than as a specific type". «New Zealand Herald, May 11»
4
Harold Bloom: 'The Anatomy Of Influence' New York Times Book …
... in "The Anatomy of Influence," a kind of summing-up -- or, as he puts it in his distinctive idiom, mixing irony with histrionism, "my virtual swan ... «Huffington Post, May 11»
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Harold Bloom: An Uncommon Reader
... in “The Anatomy of Influence,” a kind of summing-up — or, as he puts it in his distinctive idiom, mixing irony with histrionism, “my virtual swan ... «New York Times, May 11»
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The common statistical thread between psychiatric diagnosis and …
... manipulativeness, narcissism, and histrionism. In the new paradigm, there's no breakpoint where one personality disorder stops and another ... «Slate Magazine, Jan 11»

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