overdramatize en · VERB
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- English dramatize English overdramatize From over- + dramatize.
Meanings
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To dramatize to excess; to make overdramatic.
Kids this age tend to overdramatize their problems anyway.
2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Rogueport:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overdramatizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overdramatise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| overdramatizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overdramatized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overdramatized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |