to overdramatize
3
6.6
- verb
- /ˌoʊvərˈdræməˌtaɪz/
:
exagerar
- So please do not overdramatize this.
- overdramatize the situation
- overdramatize things
- think he overdramatized
Examples
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So let's not overdramatize the impact of the absence of unions in this day and age.
Blog text (6) -
These terms evaluate but tend to overdramatize the situation and are usually exaggerations.
Academic text (1993) -
My father says I tend to overdramatize everything.
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I'm sorry it's difficult, but you do overdramatize.
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I think Jeff is overdramatizing this just a little bit.
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I've never known you to overdramatize.
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Yehoshua is careful not to overdramatize the meaning of the desert.
Academic text (1999) -
Your perspective comes out in your writing, but you don't overdramatize it.
Blog text (5) -
Alcoholics always tend to overdramatize.
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Some people have a tendency to overdramatize their problems to gain sympathy.
Synonyms
258
3.1
To say something is larger, better, or worse than it really is
70
4.2
Say something is bigger or more important than it really is
47
4.2
To make something seem more important or bigger than it really is
34
4.6
To make something seem more important or serious than it really is
15
4.2
To make something seem more exciting or important than it really is
13
4.6
Make something seem more important or serious than it really is
12
6.8
To make stories seem more exciting than they are
9
5.6
To make something seem bigger or more important than it really is
8
5.5
Treat something as more important than it should be
4
3.7
To make something seem more important or bigger than it is
3
6.4
Treat a small problem as if it were very serious
1
5.9
To make something seem more important or serious than it is
1
5.1
Make something seem much bigger or more important than it is
1
5.4
To make something seem much worse or bigger than it is
1
7.9
To make something seem much bigger or more important than it really is
To make something seem more emotional and dramatic than it is
Describe something as more important or impressive than it really is
To make a story sound more exciting or important than it really is
To add too many details and ruin something
To put too many details or ingredients into something so it becomes bad
To make something seem more sentimental or fake than it really is
Act as if a task is much harder than it is
Antonyms
How Dramatic
53
4.4
- Literature
12
6.8
3
6.6
258
3.1
19
6.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Overdramatize breaks into over- meaning 'too much', drama meaning a 'serious or emotional story', and -ize meaning 'to make'. So, to overdramatize is like turning a small event into a big stage show, which explains why it means making something seem more dramatic than it really is.