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melodramatic.

Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action.

12 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌmɛl.ə.dɹəˈmæt.ɪk/UK/ˌmɛl.əʊ.dɹəˈmæt.ɪk/UK
  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.
Where this word comes from

From melodrama + -tic. Modelled after dramatic.

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