melodramatics
/ˌmɛlədrəˈmætɪks/
noun
- Exaggerated, emotional behavior or speech that is intended to get attention or create drama.
- Please spare me the melodramatics and just tell me what happened.
- I'm tired of your melodramatics every time you don't get what you want.
- The actor's melodramatics on stage made the audience laugh instead of cry.