melodrama

🇺🇸 /ˈmelədrɑːmə/ 🇬🇧 /ˈmelədrɑːmə/
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noun
R

A story with lots of exciting things happening and characters that are very emotional and not very realistic.

The movie was full of melodrama, with characters crying and shouting all the time.

R

Situations or actions that are very exaggerated and not normal.

The meeting turned into a melodrama when everyone started arguing loudly.

translation

n. A story with lots of exciting things happening and characters that are very emotional and not very realistic.; Situations or actions that are very exaggerated and not normal.

Word Forms

Plural melodramas