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

Etymology

Origin of self-dramatizing

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2024

Katarina Joy Lopez takes on the most self-dramatizing of the characters, Austrian composer and author Alma Mahler, Gustav Mahler’s former wife who later married Gropius in a tortured, ill-fated union.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2024

Beane’s always palpable love of theater, and satirical eye for its self-dramatizing denizens, suggested a lighthearted romp in the metaphysical woods.

From New York Times • Oct. 24, 2021

They don’t seem especially attached to their three children: self-dramatizing Hayley, self-serving Roy and dutiful Simon.

From Washington Post • Jun. 14, 2021

Its minimal music reflects your emotions without manipulating them; Ling’s narration isn’t self-dramatizing.

From The New Yorker • May 3, 2019