histrionic (adj.) "theatrical" (figuratively, "hypocritical"), 1640s, from French histrionique "pertaining to an actor," from stem of Latin histrio (genitive histrionis) "actor," a word said to be of Etruscan origin. The literal sense in English is from 1759. The earlier adjective was histrionical (1550s). Related: Histrionically.

The term histrionic developed from histrio, Latin for "actor." Something that is histrionic tends to remind one of the high drama of stage and screen and is often stagy and over-the-top. It …

histrionical / ( ˌhɪstrɪˈɒnɪk) / adjective excessively dramatic, insincere, or artificial histrionic gestures rare dramatic noun (plural) melodramatic displays of temperament rare (plural, …

Sep 25, 2015 · Although the roots of modern histrionic personality can be traced back to Freud’s description of “hysterical neuroses” (Sperry, 2003), personality was already a matter of attention before. In the mid-19th century, Ernst von Feuchtersleben, (1765–1834) who wrote the Textbook of Medical Psychology (1845) made the first psychosocial description of what would become …

his·tri·on·ic. (hĭs′trē-ŏn′ĭk) also his·tri·on·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj. 1. Of or relating to actors or acting: "The specific innovations of the commedia dell'arte were not in the domain of narrative and characterization, but in its unique stress on the histrionic abilities of the actors" (Eli Rozik). 2.

The root of the word histrionic is the same as that of hysterical. When you think of histrionic personality disorder, think "drama." Histrionic people are dramatic and they tend to create drama. They can put on a show to draw you close, but after a …

Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is a mental health condition marked by intense, unstable emotions and a distorted self-image. The word “histrionic” means “dramatic or theatrical.” For people with histrionic personality disorder, their self-esteem depends on the approval of others and doesn’t come from a true feeling of self-worth.