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melodramatic in Italian

melodramatic in Italian is melodrammatico, patetico — melodramatic means exaggeratedly emotional or theatrical, especially about something that doesn't warrant it.

melodramatic in Italian

melodrammatico
adj
Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action.
melodrammatico
adj
Exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental.
patetico
adj
Exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental.

What does "melodramatic" mean?

  1. adj Exaggeratedly emotional or theatrical, especially about something that doesn't warrant it.
    "In it, the officer insisted he did not depart from NCND and gave a melodramatic account of my "long pauses" as I said I needed the story, before I eventually became cooperative and said I had "seen the light"."
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melodramatic in a sentence

  • In it, the officer insisted he did not depart from NCND and gave a melodramatic account of my "long pauses" as I said I needed the story, before I eventually became cooperative and said I had "seen the light".
  • Stop being so melodramatic — it's just a scratch.

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What is "melodramatic" in Italian?
"melodramatic" in Italian is melodrammatico, patetico. melodramatic means: Exaggeratedly emotional or theatrical, especially about something that doesn't warrant it.
How do you use "melodramatic" in a sentence?
Example: "Stop being so melodramatic — it's just a scratch." In Italian, "melodramatic" is melodrammatico, patetico.
Are there other ways to say "melodramatic" in Italian?
Yes — Italian has 2 translations listed for "melodramatic": melodrammatico, patetico.
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