Melodramatic Definition

Contents

• 1 English
  • 1.1 Pronunciation
  • 1.2 Adjective
    • 1.2.1 Related terms
    • 1.2.2 Translations

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈmɛl.ə.dɹəˌmæt.ɪk/, /ˈmɛl.əʊ.dɹəˌmæt.ɪk/; SAMPA: /"mEl.@.dre%m{t.Ik/, /"mEl.@U.dre%m{t.Ik/

Adjective

melodramatic (comparative more melodramatic, superlative most 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

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