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melodrama

/ˈmɛləʊˌdrɑːmə/

/ˈmɛləˌdrɑːmə/

Translations

melodramanoun

melodramas

/ˈmɛləʊˌdrɑːmə/

/ˈmɛləˌdrɑːmə/

The play was a classic melodrama, filled with over-the-top characters and sensational plot twists.

La pièce était un mélodrame classique, rempli de personnages excessifs et de rebondissements sensationnels.

Additional translations

mélodrameAu sens figuré, pour une situation marquée par des émotions ou des réactions exagérées.

Synonyms

melodramaadjective

/ˈmel.əˌdrɑː.mə/

/ˈmɛl.əˌdrɑː.mə/

Functions only as an attributive noun; not normally gradable.

The course focused on melodrama conventions in early twentieth-century cinema.

Le cours portait sur les conventions mélodramatiques du cinéma du début du XXe siècle.

Synonyms

melodramanoun

A dramatic work that exaggerates plot and characters in order to appeal to the emotions.

The play was a classic melodrama, filled with over-the-top characters and sensational plot twists.

A situation or series of events characterized by exaggerated emotions or actions.

The office meeting turned into a melodrama when everyone started shouting and crying over the smallest issues.

A genre or style of dramatic or literary work characterized by exaggerated plot and characters intended to produce strong emotional responses.

She wrote her thesis on melodrama in Victorian theatre.

melodramaadjective

Used before another noun to denote something connected with or characteristic of melodrama.

The course focused on melodrama conventions in early twentieth-century cinema.