Meanings
adjectiveoverdramatic (comparative more overdramatic, superlative most overdramatic)
comparative more overdramatic · superlative most overdramatic
- Dramatic to excess.
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2018, Hans Rosling, Factfulness, page 16Synonyms: histrionic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveDramatic to excess.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Germanic*uber
- Old Englishofer-
- Middle Englishover-
- Englishover-
- Ancient Greekδράω (dráō)
- Ancient Greekδρᾶμα (drâma)
- Ancient Greekδρᾱμᾰτῐκός (drāmătĭkós)
- Latindrāmaticu
- Englishdramatic
- Englishoverdramatic
Translations
Finnish ylidramaattinen
- ylidramaattinendramatic to excess
French mélodramatique
- mélodramatiquedramatic to excess
Polish arcydramatyczny
- arcydramatycznydramatic to excess
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APA
overdramatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdramatic
MLA
“overdramatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdramatic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overdramatic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdramatic.
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