overdramatise

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A form of overdramatize — To dramatize to excess; to make overdramatic.

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overdramatize
OriginEnglish dramatise ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

verboverdramatise (third-person singular simple present overdramatises, present participle overdramatising, simple past and past participle overdramatised)

present singular third person overdramatises · participle present overdramatising · participle past overdramatised · past overdramatised

  1. UKalternativeAlternative spelling of overdramatize.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbpresent in an overly dramatic manner

Similar
overdramatize
Broader
dramatizedramatise
Also see
overdramatize

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishdramatise
  8. Englishoverdramatise

From over- + dramatise.

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APA

overdramatise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdramatise

MLA

“overdramatise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdramatise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overdramatise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdramatise.

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