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Melodramatic

/mˌɛlədrəˈmætɪk/
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(adj) Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action.

Don't be so melodramatic.
Don't you think you're being a bit melodramatic?
CEFR Practice Quiz
Her reaction to the small problem was quite ____, as if it were the absolute end of the world.

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