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Adjective(1) having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama(2) characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected(3) characteristic of acting or a stage performance(4) often affected(5) extravagant in speech(6) behavior

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(1) As a production of the book and opera Carmen, Karmen Gai does offer some wonderfully melodramatic scenes.(2) Perhaps you think me melodramatic , or even histrionic.(3) You might say that Maddin directs in a genre all his own, remaking melodramatic movies that never existed.(4) It would be a melodramatic exaggeration for me to say that I fight this battle within myself every day.(5) They've matured, shedding the preoccupation with teen angst that might previously have led them to be perceived as melodramatic .(6) The audio is solid, although the voice acting is overdone and melodramatic .(7) He returned to characters who offered identification even though it was mostly via melodramatic exaggeration.(8) On the plus side there are some characters to really care about: on the minus, an uneasy mood that veers between serious and melodramatic .(9) Folks, give a break to your sob serials and melodramatic movies this Sunday and stay hooked to Discovery as an extinct tiger comes to life.(10) His action had not only hurt this other person, but it also hurt me, because as melodramatic as it sounds, I almost started to cry.(11) What follows is a melodramatic romance doubling as a shallow history lesson, and that's just the first half of the picture.(12) My character is really melodramatic , in that one minute she is throwing a tantrum and the next she is laughing hysterically, but I wasn't at all like that.(13) I've seen the rolling eyes, I know they think we're being melodramatic .(14) So, yesterday I was being a little melodramatic and very emotional.(15) But somehow the melodramatic elements are transcended, and the movie moves you, as movies always should.(16) As for the role of men in this movie, let me say that, for the most part, they are not depicted as melodramatic villains.
Synonyms
Adjective
1. exaggerated
2. histrionic
3. overdramatic
5. operatic
7. overemotional
8. overwrought
9. sentimental
10. extravagant
11. theatrical
12. stagy
14. hammy


📺 Word Example from TV Shows

Don't be melodramatic.

Don't be MELODRAMATIC.

The Big Bang Theory Season 8, Episode 1


Don't be melodramatic.

Don't be MELODRAMATIC.

The Big Bang Theory Season 7, Episode 24


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