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   Mel·o·dra·mat·ic

   /ˌmelədrəˈmadik/

   

   adjective

   • 1. relating to melodrama: "a melodramatic comedy about Slavic miners"
   • ▪ characteristic of melodrama, especially in being exaggerated, sensationalized, or overemotional: "he flung the door open with a melodramatic flourish"

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   • 1. melodramatically adverb

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   What does melodramatic mean in English?

   • English Language Learners Definition of melodramatic : emotional in a way that is very extreme or exaggerated : extremely dramatic or emotional. See the full definition for melodramatic in the English Language Learners Dictionary. What is melodramatic behavior?

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   What does melodrama mean?

   • Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action. Exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental . She wrote him a melodramatic letter, threatening to kill herself. Borrowed from Italian melodrammatico. Equivalent to melodramă + -atic .

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   What is melodramatic behavior?

   • Melodramatic behavior is behavior in which someone treats a situation as much more serious than it really is. "Don't you think you're being slightly melodramatic?" Jane asked. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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   What is an example of a melodramatic person?

   • The definition of melodramatic is being overly emotional. An example of a melodramatic person is someone who causes a scene over every little problem. Exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental; histrionic. Exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental. Is melodramatic an insult?

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   /ˌmɛlədrəˈmætɪkli/ adverb

   •She threw herself onto the bed melodramatically and sobbed.

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    Aug 29, 2023 · melodramatic ( comparative more melodramatic, superlative most melodramatic) Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action. Exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental . She wrote him a melodramatic letter, threatening to kill herself.