Meaning
melodramatic
- overly emotional, theatrical, or exaggerated
- relating to melodrama (the theatrical or musical genre)
In a sentence
Non fare sempre il melodrammatico per ogni piccolo contrattempo!
Don't always be so melodramatic over every little hiccup!
Ha reagito alla notizia con gesti fin troppo melodrammatici.
He reacted to the news with far too melodramatic gestures.
Il finale del film era eccessivamente melodrammatico e poco credibile.
The film's ending was overly melodramatic and scarcely believable.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| melodrammatico | masculine · singular |
| melodrammatica | feminine · singular |
| melodrammatici | masculine · plural |
| melodrammatiche | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Forms masculine plural 'melodrammatici' (takes -ci, not -chi).
- Often used pejoratively to describe exaggerated emotional reactions.