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overdramatic en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Ancient Greek δράω (dráō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek δρᾱμᾰτῐκός (drāmătĭkós)bor. Latin drāmaticuslbor. English dramatic English overdramatic From over- + dramatic.

Meanings

  1. Dramatic to excess.
    • Start to practice it, and you will be able to replace your overdramatic worldview with a worldview based on facts. 2018, Hans Rosling, Factfulness, page 16:

Forms

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most overdramatic Degree=Sup lexicographic
more overdramatic Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

overdramatically

Relateds

drama queen

Synonyms

histrionic

Translations (3)

fr mélodramatique (dramatic to excess) · fi ylidramaattinen (dramatic to excess) · pl arcydramatyczny (dramatic to excess)