melodramatised
/ˌmɛləˈdræmətaɪzd/
adjective
- Presented or treated in an overly emotional or exaggerated way, as if in a melodrama.
- I prefer a simple explanation, not a melodramatised retelling with dramatic pauses.
- His melodramatised account of the argument made it sound like a fight to the death.
- The melodramatised version of the story left out all the boring details and added a lot of crying.
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verb
- Past tense and past participle of melodramatise.
- She melodramatised the whole incident when she told her friends about it.
- He melodramatised his apology, making it sound like a tragic confession.
- The writer melodramatised the historical event to make it more exciting.