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- [mel-uh-drah-muh, -dram-uh]
- /ˈmɛl əˌdrɑ mə, -ˌdræm ə/
- /ˈmel.əˌdrɑː.mə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mel-uh-drah-muh, -dram-uh]
- /ˈmɛl əˌdrɑ mə, -ˌdræm ə/
Definitions of melodrama word
- noun melodrama 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. 1
- noun melodrama melodramatic behavior or events. 1
- noun melodrama (in the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries) a romantic dramatic composition with music interspersed. 1
- noun melodrama A sensational dramatic piece with exaggerated characters and exciting events intended to appeal to the emotions. 1
- noun melodrama overly dramatic play 1
- noun melodrama excessive drama 1
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Origin of melodrama
First appearance:
before 1800 One of the 42% newest English words
1800-10; < French mélodrame, equivalent to mélo- (< Greek mélos song) + drame drama
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Parts of speech for Melodrama
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
melodrama popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
melodrama usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for melodrama
noun melodrama
- mush — a trip or journey, especially across snow and ice with a dog team.
- comedown — If you say that something is a comedown, you think that it is not as good as something else that you have just done or had.
- schmaltz — Informal. exaggerated sentimentalism, as in music or soap operas.
- letdown — a decrease in volume, force, energy, etc.: a letdown in sales; a general letdown of social barriers.
- anticlimax — You can describe something as an anticlimax if it disappoints you because it happens after something that was very exciting, or because it is not as exciting as you expected.
Antonyms for melodrama
noun melodrama
- boon — You can describe something as a boon when it makes life better or easier for someone.
- tragedy — a lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster: stunned by the tragedy of so many deaths.
- comedy — Comedy consists of types of entertainment, such as plays and films, or particular scenes in them, that are intended to make people laugh.
- calmness — without rough motion; still or nearly still: a calm sea.
- peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
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