noun
- exaggerated emotional behavior or speech intended to create a dramatic effect
Usage: usually plural; often disapproving
Examples
- She rolled her eyes at his melodramatics when he couldn’t find his keys.
- The politician’s melodramatics during the debate seemed forced and insincere.
- Stop the melodramatics and just tell me what happened.
- Her melodramatics made the minor disagreement seem like a major crisis.
- The actor’s melodramatics worked well on stage but seemed over the top in real life.
- I’m tired of all the melodramatics over such a small issue.