melodrama.
A kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes.
Meaning & usage
A kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes.
A drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic.
A passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks.
The grave-digging scene in Beethoven's “Fidelio” has much melodrama.
Any situation or action which is blown out of proportion.
Where this word comes from
From French mélodrame, the second element refashioned by analogy with drama; ultimately from Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “limb”, “member”, “song”, “tune”, “melody”) + δρᾶμα (drâma, “deed”, “theatrical act”). Compare melodrame. Cognate to German Melodram and Spanish melodrama.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.