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单词 overdramatize
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overdramatize

verb

over·​dra·​ma·​tize ˌō-vər-ˈdra-mə-ˌtīz How to pronounce overdramatize (audio)
-ˈdrä-
overdramatized; overdramatizing

transitive verb

: to present or represent (something) in an overly dramatic manner
Don't overdramatize the situation.
an overdramatized account
The seriousness of this problem … has been vastly overrated and overdramatized. Chris Welles
The stories, he says, sensationalize or overdramatize the family's troubles … James Laube
overdramatization
ˌō-vər-ˌdra-mə-tə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce overdramatize (audio)
-ˌdrä-
noun
plural overdramatizations
As a child, I found Anne's plights and scrapes so worrisome, but as an adult I laugh out loud at her overdramatization of everything. Laurie Gelman

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

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