melodramatics

melodramatics
Synonyms and related words:
Thespian art, amateur theatricals, blood and thunder, demonstrativeness, dramatic art, dramatic form, dramatic irony, dramatic stroke, dramatic structure, dramaticism, dramatics, dramatism, dramaturgy, emotional appeal, emotionalism, emotionality, emotionalization, emotionalizing, emotiveness, emotivity, histrionics, histrionism, human interest, love interest, making scenes, melodrama, nonrationalness, play construction, sensationalism, staginess, theatricalism, theatricality, theatricals, theatricism, theatrics, unreasoningness, visceralness, yellow journalism

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  • melodramatics — [mel΄ə drə mat′iks] pl.n. melodramatic behavior * * * mel·o·dra·mat·ics (mĕl ə drə mătʹĭks) n. 1. (used with a sing. verb) Melodramatic theatrical performance. 2. (used with a pl. verb) Exaggeratedly emotional behavior; histrionics. * * * …   Universalium

  • melodramatics — index histrionics Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • melodramatics — [mel΄ə drə mat′iks] pl.n. melodramatic behavior …   English World dictionary

  • melodramatics — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Date: 1879 melodramatic conduct or writing …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • melodramatics — noun /ˈmɛl.ə.dɹəˌmæt.ɪks/ Overemotional, exaggerated behavior calculated for effect. Syn: dramatics, histrionics, theatrics See Also: melodramatic …   Wiktionary

  • melodramatics — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Overemotional exaggerated behavior calculated for effect: dramatics, histrionics, theatrical (used in plural), theatrics. See FEELINGS, STYLE …   English dictionary for students

  • melodramatics — melÉ™drÉ™ mætɪks n. exaggerated actions, overly dramatic behavior …   English contemporary dictionary

  • melodramatics — melo·dramatics …   English syllables

  • melodramatics — /mɛlədrəˈmætɪks/ (say meluhdruh matiks) noun (construed as plural) a show of emotional distress of an exaggerated and hysterical nature …  

  • melodramatics — n.pl. melodramatic behaviour, action, or writing …   Useful english dictionary

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