melodrama
noun
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.
melodramas
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pluralof melodrama.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The mutual melodramas cancel each other out, resulting in a film with more truth than fiction.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Market participants have come to assume they will come out of these recurring melodramas intact.
From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026
Many things happen, never for too long; all kinds of maladies, medications and melodramas are involved.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026
It’s also a tender tale about the perils and promises of starting over that owes as much to Mexico’s trite telenovelas as it does to its big-hearted melodramas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2024
From the look of it, one of her favorite Israeli melodramas.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
