overdramatize
verb
over·dra·ma·tize
| \ ˌō-vər-ˈdra-mə-ˌtīz
, -ˈdrä-\
, -ˈdrä-\
overdramatized;
overdramatizing
Definition of overdramatize
: 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
Other Words from overdramatize
overdramatization
\ ˌō-vər-ˌdra-mə-tə-ˈzā-shən
, -ˌdrä- \
noun,
plural overdramatizations
, -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
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