emoter
Overdone stage performer
Someone who emotes—expresses emotion, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical way.
The term usually carries a dismissive edge, suggesting the person's emotional display is performative rather than genuine: He's such an emoter—every minor setback becomes a tragedy.
Common in discussions of acting, where it can describe performers who overplay feeling at the expense of subtlety.
One who portrays characters
- actressFemale stage performer
- thespianTheatrical performer
- performerOne who entertains audiences
- hamCured pig thigh
overactor · scenery-chewer · method actor · character actor · understudy · starlet · dramatic · theatrical
Sensational, emotionally overwrought drama
- overactingExcessive theatrical performance
- histrionicsExaggerated emotional behavior
- theatricsExaggerated dramatic behavior
- drama queenHabitual emotional exaggerator
ham it up · scenery-chewing · overdramatization · overplay · mugging · grandstanding · hyperbole · embellishment
Warm emotional attachment
- angerIntense hostile emotion
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- joyIntense positive emotion
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
fear · love · despair · happiness · sadness · rage · sorrow · anguish
Communicate or transport
- communicateExchange thoughts with others
- projectPlanned, effortful task
- radiateSend forth rays
- displayPresentation for viewing
manifest · externalize · channel · articulate · portray · transmit · broadcast · telegraph
actor
One who portrays characters
ham · overactor · scenery-chewer · method actor · character actor · understudy · starlet · dramatic · theatrical · expressive
melodrama
Sensational, emotionally overwrought drama
- overactingExcessive theatrical performance
- histrionicsExaggerated emotional behavior
- theatricsExaggerated dramatic behavior
drama queen · ham it up · scenery-chewing · overdramatization · overplay · mugging · grandstanding · hyperbole · embellishment · amplification
affection
Warm emotional attachment
grief · fear · love · despair · happiness · sadness · rage · sorrow · anguish · elation
convey
Communicate or transport
- communicateExchange thoughts with others
- projectPlanned, effortful task
- radiateSend forth rays
display · manifest · externalize · channel · articulate · portray · transmit · broadcast · telegraph · register
- expressive peopledrama queen, diva, prima donna, extrovert, showoff
- semantic rolesagent, patient, theme, instrument, goal
- emotional supportCompassionate help during distress
- emotional hungerCraving for connection
- emotional painPsychological suffering or distress
- emotional detachmentWithdrawal from feelings
- emotional scarsLasting harm from trauma
- emotional neglectFailure to meet feeling-needs
remote, emotion, emotional, emotions, unemotional, demote, emotionless, emotive, emote