melodramatize

verb

melodramatize

verb

Etymology Blend of melodrama + dramatize.

1

To make melodramatic.

It’s tempting to compare Abe Foxman with Al Sharpton, another portly, bellicose, melodramatizing defender of ethnic ramparts.2007 January 14, James Traub, “Does Abe Foxman Have an Anti-Anti-Semite Problem?”, in New York Times:

Synonyms: chew the scenery, ham, ham it up, overact, tear a cat

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