A dramatic work in which plot and emotion are exaggerated to appeal to the audience; behaviour or events resembling such drama — sensational, emotionally overblown, and lacking nuance.
Origin
From French mélodrame, from Greek melos (song) + French drame (drama). Coined in the early 1800s for stage plays combining music with sensational plots. The musical element faded; the emotional excess remained.
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Melodrama in Conversation
Two British speakers · Real everyday dialogue
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