verb
- present participle of melodramatise; to treat or present something in an exaggerated, overly emotional, or theatrical manner
Usage: British spelling (American: melodramatizing); informal
Examples
- She was melodramatising the situation by claiming it was the worst day of her life.
- He tends to be melodramatising every minor inconvenience into a major crisis.
- The news report was accused of melodramatising the incident for higher ratings.
- Stop melodramatising and just tell us what actually happened.
- They were melodramatising their breakup on social media for attention.