melodramatic

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˌmɛl.ə.dɹəˈmæt.ɪk/, /ˌmɛl.əʊ.dɹəˈmæt.ɪk/

Adjective

melodramatic

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

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

Related terms

• melodramatics

Translations

• French: mélodramatique
• German: melodramatisch
• Italian: melodrammatico
• Portuguese: melodramático
• Russian: мелодрамати́ческий
• Spanish: melodramático

Translations

• Italian: patetico, melodrammatico
• Portuguese: melodramático
• Russian: мелодрамати́ческий

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