Etymology

overdramatization

Today it means: The act or process of overdramatizing. Full definition →

English dramatization ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishdramatization
  8. English todayoverdramatization

From over- + dramatization.

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