adj ·5 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action.
2. 2
   Exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental.

   "She wrote him a melodramatic letter, threatening to kill herself."

Adjective

1. 1
   having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama wordnet
2. 2
   characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

dramatichistrionicactor-proofall-starballetballetic

Example

More examples

"Don't you think you're being a bit melodramatic?"

Etymology

From melodrama + -tic. Modelled after dramatic.

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