dramatics

[ druh-mat-iks ]
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noun
  1. (used with a singular or plural verb) the art of producing or acting dramas.

  2. (used with a plural verb) dramatic productions, especially by amateurs.

  1. (used with a plural verb) dramatic, overly emotional, or insincere behavior: His friends are tired of all his phony dramatics.

Origin of dramatics

1
First recorded in 1675–85; see origin at dramatic, -ics

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How to use dramatics in a sentence

  • "I don't want to play up anything now that will sound like dramatics," the lawyer went on in a soothing voice.

    The Rest Hollow Mystery | Rebecca N. Porter
  • In her chance to make good in high school dramatics she had clumsily backed into the stand and upset it, breaking the vase.

    Helen in the Editor's Chair | Ruthe S. Wheeler
  • She was Anne Weeks, a slender, dark-haired girl of 25 who had attended the state university and majored in dramatics.

    Helen in the Editor's Chair | Ruthe S. Wheeler

British Dictionary definitions for dramatics

dramatics

/ (drəˈmætɪks) /


noun
  1. (functioning as singular or plural)

    • the art of acting or producing plays

    • dramatic productions

  2. (usually functioning as plural) histrionic behaviour

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