to melodramatize
- verb
- /ˌmɛloʊdrəˈmætɪzaɪz/
:
melodramatizar
- Critics argue that the film melodramatizes real-life events, making them seem more sensational than they actually were.
Examples
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You can say I’m still shuddering from the shock of it and moving back here permanently, or maybe I’m melodramatizing it a bit.
Fiction book (1997) -
The author tends to melodramatize the characters' emotions, making every heartbreak seem like a tragedy.
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During the documentary, the director chose to melodramatize the subject's struggles to engage the audience more effectively.
Synonyms
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3.1
To say something is larger, better, or worse than it really is
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4.6
To make something seem more important or serious than it really is
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6.7
Make something seem more attractive and ideal than it really is
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4.2
To make something seem more exciting or important than it really is
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6.8
To make stories seem more exciting than they are
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5.8
To make someone or something look more attractive and exciting than they really are
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5.2
Act in an exaggerated way that makes a performance feel unnatural
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3.7
To make something seem more important or bigger than it is
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6.6
Describe something as more serious or emotional than it really is
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6.9
To make something seem more exciting or attractive than it really is
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6.9
Make something seem more emotional or romantic than it really is
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7.9
To make something seem much bigger or more important than it really is
To make something more dramatic and like a stage show
To make a story sound more exciting or important than it really is
To make something seem more sentimental or fake than it really is
Describe something as more important or impressive than it really is
Antonyms
How Dramatic
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Morphology
Etymology
Melodramatize comes from the familiar words melody meaning 'song' and drama meaning 'play', plus the verb ending -ize meaning 'make'. So to melodramatize something is to 'make' it like a loud, very dramatic stage play, which explains why it means to treat something in an exaggerated, overly dramatic way.