"theatrics" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "From theatric.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "p"
      },
      "expansion": "theatrics pl (plural only)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2007, The Official Xbox Magazine: Issues 75-78:",
          "text": "the swingy, shooty theatrics of Bionic Commando",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "theatrical appearance or character"
      ],
      "id": "en-theatrics-en-noun-Ie3y00B8",
      "links": [
        [
          "theatrical",
          "theatrical"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "plural-only"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 95",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 92",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English pluralia tantum",
          "parents": [
            "Pluralia tantum",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 93",
          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 98",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2012 April 18, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 1-0 Barcelona”, in BBC Sport:",
          "text": "Drogba's main contribution prior to his goal was to go through his full range of theatrics but this was an example of exactly why Di Matteo made him his choice.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013, Dick Donaghue, Crash and other Stories:",
          "text": "Even though Susan thought her somewhat flappish at times, behind all her theatrics, she was a sound friend.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "histrionics"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "histrionics",
          "histrionics"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "plural-only"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/θiːˈætɹɪks/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/θiˈætɹɪks/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "theatrics"
}

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  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English pluralia tantum",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From theatric.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "p"
      },
      "expansion": "theatrics pl (plural only)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2007, The Official Xbox Magazine: Issues 75-78:",
          "text": "the swingy, shooty theatrics of Bionic Commando",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "theatrical appearance or character"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "theatrical",
          "theatrical"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "plural-only"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2012 April 18, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 1-0 Barcelona”, in BBC Sport:",
          "text": "Drogba's main contribution prior to his goal was to go through his full range of theatrics but this was an example of exactly why Di Matteo made him his choice.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013, Dick Donaghue, Crash and other Stories:",
          "text": "Even though Susan thought her somewhat flappish at times, behind all her theatrics, she was a sound friend.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "histrionics"
      ],
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        [
          "histrionics",
          "histrionics"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "plural-only"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/θiːˈætɹɪks/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/θiˈætɹɪks/",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "theatrics"
}