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mel·o·dra·mat·ic
(mĕl′ə-drə-măt′ĭk)adj.
1. Having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama: "a melodramatic account of two perilous days spent among the planters" (Frank O. Gatell).
2. Exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental; histrionic: "Accuse me, if you will, of melodramatic embroidery" (Erskine Childers).
3. Characterized by false pathos and sentiment.
mel′o·dra·mat′i·cal·ly adv.
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mel•o•dra•mat•ic
(ˌmɛl ə drəˈmæt ɪk)adj.
1. of, like, or befitting melodrama.
2. exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental; disproportionately intense.
n. 3. melodramatics, melodramatic writing or behavior.
[1810–20]
mel`o•dra•mat′i•cal•ly, adv.
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Adj. 1. [画像:melodramatic - having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama]melodramatic - having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama; "a melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea"
dramatic - suitable to or characteristic of drama; "a dramatic entrance in a swirling cape"; "a dramatic rescue at sea"
2. [画像:melodramatic - characteristic of acting or a stage performance]melodramatic - characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected; "histrionic gestures"; "an attitude of melodramatic despair"; "a theatrical pose"
theatrical - suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater; "a theatrical pose"; "one of the most theatrical figures in public life"
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melodramatic
adjective theatrical, actorly, extravagant, histrionic, sensational, hammy (informal), actressy, stagy, overemotional, overdramatic She flung herself in a pose of melodramatic exhaustion.
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melodramatic
adjectiveSuggesting drama or a stage performance, as in emotionality or suspense:
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مَسْرَحي عاطِفي
melodramatický
melodramatisk
melodrámai
melódramatískur, ÿktur
melodramatický
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melodramatic
[ˌmɛləʊdrəˈmætɪk] adj → melodrammatico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
melodrama
(ˈmelədraːmə) noun1. a (type of) play in which emotions and the goodness or wickedness of the characters are exaggerated greatly. melodrama مَشْجاه: مَسْرَحِيَّه تُبالِغ في وَصْف العَواطِف وتَنْتَهي نهايَةً سَعيدَه игра на преувеличаване melodrama melodrama das Melodrama melodrama μελόδραμα melodrama melodraama ملودرام melodraama mélodrame מֶלוֹדרָמָה उत्तेजनायुक्त नाटक melodrama melodráma melodrama melódrama melodramma メロドラマ 멜로드라마 melodrama melodrāma melodrama melodrama melodrama, folkekomedie melodramat له موسيقى سره ډرامه melodrama melodramă мелодрама melodráma melodrama melodrama melodram[a] เรื่องประโลมโลก melodram, acıklı oyun 情節劇,通俗劇 мелодрама ادنی درجے کا سنسنی خیز ڈراما kịch mêlô 情节剧
2. (an example of) behaviour similar to a play of this sort. He makes a melodrama out of everything that happens. melodrama شَبيه بِمَسْرَحِيَّه عاطِفِيَّه мелодрама melodrama melodrama das Melodrama melodrama μελοδραματική συμπεριφορά melodrama melodraama ملودرام melodraama mélo מֶלוֹדרָמָה भावुक्तापूर्ण भाषा-व्यवहार dramatičnost melodráma mendramatisasi melódrama melodramma メロドラマ的な言動 멜로드라마 같은 행동 melodrama melodrāma; teātris melodrama melodrama komedie, melodrama melodramat له يو شى نه مثال راوړل melodrama melodramă театральность melodráma melodrama melodrama melodrama การแสดงอารมณ์เกินจริง melodram 誇張的言行 театральність ہنگایہ پرور رویہ lời nói quá đáng 感情夸张的言行
ˌmelodraˈmatic (-drəˈmӕ-) adjective melodramaties مَسْرَحي عاطِفي мелодраматичен melodramático melodramatický melodramatisch melodramatisk μελοδραματικός melodramático melodramaatiline مربوط به نمایش ملو درام melodramaattinen mélodramatique מֶלוֹדרָמָטִי अति नाटकीय melodramatičan melodrámai dramatis melódramatískur, ÿktur melodrammatico メロドラマ風の 멜로드라마조의 melodramatiškas melodramatisks; teatrāls melodramatik melodramatisch melodramatisk melodramatyczny ميلوډراماتيكه بڼه لرل melodramático melodramatic мелодраматический melodramatický melodramatičen melodramatičan melodramatisk เกี่ยวกับเรื่องประโลมโลก acıklı, dokunaklı 誇張且戲劇化的 мелодраматичний سنسنی خیز thuộc kịch mêlô 感情夸张的
ˌmelodraˈmatically adverb melodramaties بِصورَة مَسْرَحِيَّه عاطِفِيَّه мелодраматично melodramaticamente melodramaticky melodramatisch melodramatiskt μελοδραματικά con dramatismo melodramaatiliselt ملو درام گونه melodramaattisesti d'un air/d'un ton mélodramatique בְּאוֹפֶן מֶלוֹדרָמָטִי अति नाटकीयता से melodramatski melodrámai módon secara dramatis á melódramatískan hátt in modo melodrammatico メロドラマ風に 멜로드라마같이 melodramatiškai melodramatiski; teatrāli secara melodramatik melodramatisch melodramatisk melodramatycznie په ميلوډراماتيك ډول melodramaticamente cu un aer melodramatic; melodramatic театрально melodramaticky melodramatično melodramatično melodramatiskt อย่างแสดงอารมณ์เกินจริงหรือมากไป acıklı/dokunaklı bir şekilde 聳動地 мелодраматично سنسنی خیزی سے một cách cường điệu 轰动地
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