melo·dra·ma

melo·dra·ma
/ˈmɛləˌdrɑːmə/ noun, pl -mas
1 : drama in which many exciting events happen and the characters have very strong or exaggerated emotions
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Critics dismissed his work as melodrama.

an actor with a talent for melodrama

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She is starring in another melodrama.

2 : a situation or series of events in which people have very strong or exaggerated emotions
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The trial turned into a melodrama.

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a life full of melodrama


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