self-dramatizing
adjective
exaggerating one's own qualities, role, situation, etc., for dramatic effect or as an attention-getting device; presenting oneself dramatically.
self-dramatization
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a word derived from
self-dramatizing.
Example Sentences
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Julia and Jane are neatly matched in self-dramatization, each becoming more fraught with anticipation and anxiety as the hours pass.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
The novel is an acute portrayal of adolescent self-doubt, self-absorption and self-dramatization, and of the way the world and people in it change shape as one gathers new experiences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2023
But this reliance on self-dramatization is their shared tragedy.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 15, 2022
The problem is that her self-dramatization, her big gestures and grandiosity, when wedded with Blanchett’s emphatic dominance are simply too big for what’s meant to be a diminished character.
From New York Times ● Aug. 14, 2019
She did not see in Clare's hopeless passion the joy of the flagellant, or the self-dramatization of a neurotic girl.
From The Breaking Point by Mary Roberts Rinehart
