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melodramatize
verb
(melo-dra-ma-tize)
to make melodramatic
melodramatize
verb
(melo-dra-ma-tize)
to make a melodrama of (something, such as a novel)
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low comedy
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black humor
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soap opera
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grand guignol
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dramatic irony
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overact
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cothurn
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fictionalize
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adventure story
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expressive style
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histrionicism
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ballad opera
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horse opera
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dramatic composition
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song and dance
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theatrical performance
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angry young man
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period piece
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magic realism
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lexiphanicism
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dime novel
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dead metaphor
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mimographer
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black humour
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protactic
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set piece
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cloy
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detective story
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stylise
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television program
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jackpudding
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poetize
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ironize
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overdo
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prosal
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pathetic fallacy
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