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Expressing emotions in an excessive, silly or embarrassing way

sentimental

adjective

expressing feelings of sadness, sympathy, love etc, especially in a way that seems unsuitable

theatrical

adjective

theatrical behaviour is very emotional and aims to attract attention

maudlin

adjective

talking in a sad and emotional way that seems silly, especially when you are drunk

mawkish

adjective

emotional in a silly and embarrassing way

treacly

adjective

expressing emotions such as love or sadness in a way that seems silly and not sincere

sentimentality

noun

the expression of feelings of sadness, sympathy, love etc in a way that is unsuitable or obvious

hysterics

noun

an uncontrolled emotional state, for example, caused by a shock

histrionics

noun

behaviour in which someone shows very strong feelings in a way that is embarrassing and not reasonable

theatricals

noun

emotional behaviour

melodrama

noun

a situation in which people’s behaviour is too emotional or too serious

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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