1. present participle of melodramatize; to treat or present something in an exaggerated, overly emotional, or theatrical manner
Usage: informal; often used critically to describe excessive emotional expression

Examples

• She was melodramatizing the situation by claiming it was the worst day of her life.
• He tends to melodramatize every minor inconvenience at work.
• Stop melodramatizing and just tell me what actually happened.
• The news outlet was accused of melodramatizing the story to attract viewers.
• My brother is always melodramatizing his problems to get attention.
• The actor was melodramatizing his lines, making the scene feel unnatural.
• I hate when people melodramatize small disagreements into major conflicts.