self-dramatizing

American  

[self-dram-uh-tahy-zing, -drah-muh-, self-] / ˌsɛlfˈdræm əˌtaɪ zɪŋ, -ˈdrɑ mə-, ˈsɛlf- /

adjective

1. exaggerating one's own qualities, role, situation, etc., for dramatic effect or as an attention-getting device; presenting oneself dramatically.

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Other Word Forms

• self-dramatization
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of self-dramatizing

First recorded in 1935–40

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Example Sentences

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self-dramatizing

Queen Victoria was an intense, self-dramatizing monarch, and Cecil Woodham-Smith made a specialty of writing about women like her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

As self-dramatizing as she is self-effacing, the character is ill-equipped for everyday life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2025

But I was still shocked by Monday’s self-dramatizing use of their platform.

From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2024

He describes how Brown’s self-dramatizing performance during his trial turned him into the inspiring popular martyr whose soul would mythically go marching on.

From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2020

But it does boast some noteworthy characters — particularly the troublemaking Constance, a royal, self-dramatizing stage mother intent on seeing her son ascend the throne.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 30, 2018

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