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huomionkipeä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • histrionic adjective Excessively dramatic or emotional in a way that seems staged and is meant to attract attention.

Senses

huomionkipeä is used for these senses in English:

  • histrionic (by extension) Excessively dramatic or emotional, especially with the intention to draw attention.

histrionic — full definition

  1. adjective Excessively dramatic or emotional in a way that seems staged and is meant to attract attention.
  2. adjective Relating to actors, acting or the theatre.
  3. noun Exaggerated dramatic behaviour designed to produce an effect on other people; usually used in the plural, histrionics.

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