melodrama
noun /ˈmelədrɑːmə/
/ˈmelədrɑːmə/
[uncountable, countable]- a story, play or novel that is full of exciting events and in which the characters and emotions seem too exaggerated to be real
- a gripping Victorian melodrama
- Instead of tragedy, we got melodrama.
- events, behaviour, etc. that are exaggerated or extreme
- Her love of melodrama meant that any small problem became a crisis.
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French mélodrame, from Greek melos ‘music’ + French drame ‘drama’.