melodramatic

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈmɛl.ə.dɹəˌmæt.ɪk/, /ˈmɛl.əʊ.dɹəˌmæt.ɪk/; X-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

Translations

of or pertaining to melodrama

• Finnish: melodramaattinen (fi)
• French: mélodramatique (fr)
• German: melodramatisch (de)
• Greek: μελοδραματικός (el) (melodramatikos) 
• Romanian: melodramatic (ro)

• Russian: мелодраматический (ru) (melodramatíčeskij) 
• Spanish: melodramático (es)
• Swedish: melodramatiskt (sv)
• Telugu: ఏడుపుగొట్టు (te) (EDupugoTTu)

exaggeratedly emotional

• Finnish: pateettinen (fi), melodramaattinen (fi)
• Greek: μελοδραματικός (el) (melodramatikos) 

• Russian: мелодраматический (ru) (melodramatíčeskij) , напыщенный (ru) (napýščennyj) 
• Telugu: ఏడుపుగొట్టు (te) (EDupugoTTu)