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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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I did not want to make something that was morose or a melodrama.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

After winning last year, there is no longer a melodrama every time he makes a bad shot.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

For an industry that’s always in flux, the revival of the melodrama might just be the savior that the once moribund mid-budget film has been seeking.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

In “Anna Karenina,” for instance, Tolstoy immediately plunges into a melodrama of infidelity, marriage proposals and ballroom dancing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Also, I had no idea how much people in the thirties liked melodrama.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon




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