verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To dramatize to excess; to make overdramatic.

   "Kids this age tend to overdramatize their problems anyway."

2. 2
   present in an overly dramatic manner wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

declaimgrimacehammilkmugoveract

Example

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"Kids this age tend to overdramatize their problems anyway."

Etymology

From over- + dramatize.

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