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melodrama

[mel-uh-drah-muh, -dram-uh] / ˈmɛl əˌdrɑ mə, -ˌdræm ə /
NOUN
bathos
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STRONG




NOUN
dramatization
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Example Sentences

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The collective melodrama plays out against a background of deteriorating social conditions and political unrest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

And even if the modern melodrama rarely gets sweepingly positive reviews, they still make a boatload of cash.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have accused the author of a new royal biography of "deranged conspiracy and melodrama".

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Anderson is here for the melodrama, the special lessons and the climaxes that fall flat.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

After an exhausting hour or so of this melodrama, v.L. took a break and sauntered over to have a chat with me.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein




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