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allision
noun
  1. the action of dashing against or striking upon.
  2. the running of one ship upon another ship that is stationary. distinguished from collision
 
febrile
adjective
  1. having or showing the symptoms of a fever.
  2. characterized by a great deal of nervous excitement or energy.
 
meretricious
adjective
  1. apparently attractive but having no real value
  2. archaic . relating to or characteristic of a prostitute.
 
claque
noun
  1. a group of sycophantic followers.

  2. a group of people hired to applaud (or heckle) a performer or public speaker.
 
coterie
noun
  1. a small group of people with shared interests or tastes, especially one that is exclusive of other people
 
camarilla
noun. rare
  1. a small group of people, especially a group of advisers to a ruler or politician, with a shared purpose
 
Misogynoir

mi·sog·y·noir mə-ˌsä-jə-ˈnwär. : hatred of, aversion to, or prejudice against Black women.
 
Maelstrom

noun
  1. a powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river
  2. a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides) .
  3. a situation or state of confused movement or violent turmoil

Maelstrom comes from an obsolete Dutch phrase meaning "whirling stream."

It has been incorporated into Danish, Swedish and Norwegian and now English
 
involution
noun
  1. Physiology
    the shrinkage of an organ in old age or when inactive, e.g. of the  uterus after childbirth

  2. Mathematics
    a function, transformation, or operator that is equal to its inverse, i.e. which gives the identity when applied to itself.

  3. the process of complicating something, or the state of being complicated
 
histrionic
noun

plural noun: histrionics

melodramatic behaviour designed to attract attention.


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Dona Ferentes said:
histrionic
noun

plural noun: histrionics

melodramatic behaviour designed to attract attention.


Similar:
drama
theatrics
tantrums
affectation
staginess
artificiality
unnaturalness
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The etymology of histrionics is very interesting. It is often mistakenly construed as being related to women but in fact was used by the Romans for "actors" who borrowed it from the Etruscans before them and never gave it back.

gg
 
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