melodrama
IPA: mˈɛɫʌdrɑmʌ
noun
- (archaic, uncountable) A kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes.
- (countable) A drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic. In opera, a passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks
- (uncountable, figuratively, colloquial) Any situation or action which is blown out of proportion.
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Examples of "melodrama" in Sentences
- The Britannia was notable for melodramas.
- The melodrama was staged at the old theater.
- It is considered the first example of a melodrama.
- The first half of the show features the melodrama.
- But the screenplay is said to redeem the melodrama.
- It's a taut, sinewy melodrama, exquisitely put together.
- I always seem to be wrapped in the melodrama of vulgarity.
- The acting is characterized by large gestures and melodrama.
- The majority of production focused on melodrama and thrillers.
- It combines the principles of melodrama with a kind of extended technique.
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