melodramatic

mel·o·dra·mat·ic

M0208300 (mĕl′ə-drə-măt′ĭk)adj.1. Having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama: "a melodramatic account of two perilous days spent among the planters" (Frank O. Gatell).2. Exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental; histrionic: "Accuse me, if you will, of melodramatic embroidery" (Erskine Childers).3. Characterized by false pathos and sentiment.

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mel′o·dra·mat′i·cal·ly adv.

mel•o•dra•mat•ic

(ˌmɛl ə drəˈmæt ɪk)

adj. 1. of, like, or befitting melodrama. 2. exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental; disproportionately intense. n. 3. melodramatics, melodramatic writing or behavior. [1810–20] mel`o•dra•mat′i•cal•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	melodramatic - having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama; "a melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea"dramatic - suitable to or characteristic of drama; "a dramatic entrance in a swirling cape"; "a dramatic rescue at sea"
	2.	melodramatic - characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected; "histrionic gestures"; "an attitude of melodramatic despair"; "a theatrical pose"histrionictheatrical - suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater; "a theatrical pose"; "one of the most theatrical figures in public life"

melodramatic

adjective theatrical, actorly, extravagant, histrionic, sensational, hammy (informal), actressy, stagy, overemotional, overdramatic She flung herself in a pose of melodramatic exhaustion.

melodramatic

adjectiveSuggesting drama or a stage performance, as in emotionality or suspense:dramatic, histrionic, histrionical, sensational, spectacular, theatric, theatrical.

Translations

感情夸张的

melodrama

(ˈmelədraːmə) noun1. a (type of) play in which emotions and the goodness or wickedness of the characters are exaggerated greatly. 情節劇，通俗劇 情节剧2. (an example of) behaviour similar to a play of this sort. He makes a melodrama out of everything that happens. 誇張的言行 感情夸张的言行ˌmelodraˈmatic (-drəˈmӕ-) adjective 誇張且戲劇化的 感情夸张的ˌmelodraˈmatically adverb 聳動地 轰动地