melodrama
/ˈmɛləˌdrɑmə/
noun
- A dramatic work, such as a play or movie, that uses exaggerated emotions, sensational events, and clear good vs. evil characters to create strong feelings in the audience.
- The old film was a classic melodrama with a villain who tied the heroine to the train tracks.
- Many soap operas are modern melodramas full of shocking secrets and tearful confrontations.
- The play was a melodrama, so the audience knew the hero would save the day at the last second.
- Behavior or events that are overly dramatic, emotional, or exaggerated in real life.
- The meeting became a melodrama when two coworkers started arguing loudly about a minor mistake.
- When she lost her phone, she turned the whole situation into a melodrama, crying and screaming.
- I try to avoid melodrama in my relationships by staying calm and talking things through.