Melodramatic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌmɛl.ə.dɹəˈmæt.ɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Melodramatic is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action.
Meaning
Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action.
More Meanings
- Exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental.
Example Sentences
She wrote him a melodramatic letter, threatening to kill herself.
In it, the officer insisted he did not depart from NCND and gave a melodramatic account of my "long pauses" as I said I needed the story, before I eventually became cooperative and said I had "seen the light".
Dearest Eloise,— There is one little and perhaps insignificant French cake, which I feel certain would soon become a favourite in the cottage, more particularly amongst its juvenile inhabitants. It is the famed galette, the melodramatic food of the gamins, galopins, mechanics, and semi-artists of France.
Word Forms
- melo-dramatic
Synonyms for melodramatic
Depending on context, synonyms include theatrical, histrionic, dramatic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dramatic, histrionic, theatrical, drama, operatic, tragic.
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