melodrama

[ mel-uh-drah-muh, -dram-uh ]

/ ˈmɛl əˌdrɑ mə, -ˌdræm ə /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR melodrama ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a dramatic form that does not observe the laws of cause and effect and that exaggerates emotion and emphasizes plot or action at the expense of characterization.

melodramatic behavior or events.

(in the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries) a romantic dramatic composition with music interspersed.

Origin of melodrama

1800–10; <French mélodrame, equivalent to mélo- (<Greek mélos song) + dramedrama

OTHER WORDS FROM melodrama

mel·o·dram·a·tist

[mel-uh-dram-uh-tist, -drah-muh-], /ˌmɛl əˈdræm ə tɪst, -ˈdrɑ mə-/, nounmin·i·mel·o·dra·ma, noun

Words nearby melodrama

Melodie, melodion, melodious, melodist, melodize, melodrama, melodramatic, melodramatize, melody, meloid, melon

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Example sentences from the Web for melodrama

Hitchcock saw human behavior fresh, even in a tired form like melodrama.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The man of melodrama was not perceived as a fit for the postwar world.
Churchill Would Be Famous Today on the Strength of His Writing Alone|Anthony Paletta|June 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Though she has cause for melodrama, you will not find it in this book.
House of Cads: Growing Up Amid the Weirdness of Bloomsbury|Jessica Ferri|April 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Plus, the melodrama belies the heavy moralizing that guides each Madea film.
Tyler Perry’s Madea Minstrel Show|Rawiya Kameir|December 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The tone veered wildly between camp, melodrama, realism, and messy amalgamations of the three.
The 7 Most Ridiculous Moments From ‘Smash’ Season 1 (VIDEOS)|Kevin Fallon|February 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Valmond was alive to it all, almost too alive, for at first the flamboyancy of his spirit touched him off with melodrama.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete|Gilbert Parker
For the whole charm of a melodrama is that it is in essentials just like every other melodrama that has gone before.
If I May|A. A. Milne
Of the Anglo-French melodrama of recent years, Mr. Burnand has been the frequent and successful satirist.
A Book of Burlesque|Willam Davenport Adams
Mr. Macready was steadily rising from melodrama to the highest walks of tragedy, and his golden opportunity came in Virginius.
Their Majesties' Servants (Volume 3 of 3)|John Doran
It was the beginning of that evolution of the stage that culminated in the ascendency, for a time, of the melodrama.
Watch Yourself Go By|Al. G. Field

British Dictionary definitions for melodrama

melodrama

/ (ˈmɛləˌdrɑːmə) /

noun

a play, film, etc, characterized by extravagant action and emotion

(formerly) a romantic drama characterized by sensational incident, music, and song

overdramatic emotion or behaviour

a poem or part of a play or opera spoken to a musical accompaniment

Derived forms of melodrama

melodramatist (ˌmɛləˈdræmətɪst), nounmelodramatic (ˌmɛlədrəˈmætɪk), adjectivemelodramatics, pl nmelodramatically, adverb

Word Origin for melodrama

C19: from French mélodrame, from Greek melos song + drame drama

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for melodrama

melodrama

A play or film in which the plot is often sensational and the characters may display exaggerated emotion.

单词	melodrama
释义	melodrama [ mel-uh-drah-muh, -dram-uh ] / ˈmɛl əˌdrɑ mə, -ˌdræm ə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR melodrama ON THESAURUS.COM noun a dramatic form that does not observe the laws of cause and effect and that exaggerates emotion and emphasizes plot or action at the expense of characterization. melodramatic behavior or events. (in the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries) a romantic dramatic composition with music interspersed. Origin of melodrama 1800–10; <French mélodrame, equivalent to mélo- (<Greek mélos song) + dramedrama OTHER WORDS FROM melodrama mel·o·dram·a·tist [mel-uh-dram-uh-tist, -drah-muh-], /ˌmɛl əˈdræm ə tɪst, -ˈdrɑ mə-/, nounmin·i·mel·o·dra·ma, noun Words nearby melodrama Melodie, melodion, melodious, melodist, melodize, melodrama, melodramatic, melodramatize, melody, meloid, melon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for melodrama Hitchcock saw human behavior fresh, even in a tired form like melodrama. Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days\|David Freeman\|December 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The man of melodrama was not perceived as a fit for the postwar world. Churchill Would Be Famous Today on the Strength of His Writing Alone\|Anthony Paletta\|June 16, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Though she has cause for melodrama, you will not find it in this book. House of Cads: Growing Up Amid the Weirdness of Bloomsbury\|Jessica Ferri\|April 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Plus, the melodrama belies the heavy moralizing that guides each Madea film. Tyler Perry’s Madea Minstrel Show\|Rawiya Kameir\|December 13, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The tone veered wildly between camp, melodrama, realism, and messy amalgamations of the three. The 7 Most Ridiculous Moments From ‘Smash’ Season 1 (VIDEOS)\|Kevin Fallon\|February 5, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Valmond was alive to it all, almost too alive, for at first the flamboyancy of his spirit touched him off with melodrama. When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete\|Gilbert Parker For the whole charm of a melodrama is that it is in essentials just like every other melodrama that has gone before. If I May\|A. A. Milne Of the Anglo-French melodrama of recent years, Mr. Burnand has been the frequent and successful satirist. A Book of Burlesque\|Willam Davenport Adams Mr. Macready was steadily rising from melodrama to the highest walks of tragedy, and his golden opportunity came in Virginius. Their Majesties' Servants (Volume 3 of 3)\|John Doran It was the beginning of that evolution of the stage that culminated in the ascendency, for a time, of the melodrama. Watch Yourself Go By\|Al. G. Field British Dictionary definitions for melodrama melodrama / (ˈmɛləˌdrɑːmə) / noun a play, film, etc, characterized by extravagant action and emotion (formerly) a romantic drama characterized by sensational incident, music, and song overdramatic emotion or behaviour a poem or part of a play or opera spoken to a musical accompaniment Derived forms of melodrama melodramatist (ˌmɛləˈdræmətɪst), nounmelodramatic (ˌmɛlədrəˈmætɪk), adjectivemelodramatics, pl nmelodramatically, adverb Word Origin for melodrama C19: from French mélodrame, from Greek melos song + drame drama Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to melodrama serial, soap, nostalgia, play, theater, farce, show, scene, production, comedy, tragedy, emotion, tension, excitement, spectacle, tumult, motivation, turmoil, thrill, furor Cultural definitions for melodrama melodrama A play or film in which the plot is often sensational and the characters may display exaggerated emotion. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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melodrama

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