theatrics (B1)
adjective
Definition
theatric means relating to acting or the theater, theatrical. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The writer described the response as theatric.
A theatric tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became theatric after the announcement.
How to Use theatrics
- theatric + noun (collocation)
- Use theatric before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a theatric reaction."
- become theatric (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became theatric near the end."
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