pseudodramatic

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adjective

Apparently, but not actually, dramatic.

OriginEnglish dramatic ← Latin drāmaticu ← Ancient Greek δρᾱμᾰτῐκός (drāmătĭkós) →
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Meanings

adjectivepseudodramatic (comparative more pseudodramatic, superlative most pseudodramatic)

comparative more pseudodramatic · superlative most pseudodramatic

  1. Apparently, but not actually, dramatic.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Ancient Greekδράω (dráō)
  6. Ancient Greekδρᾶμα (drâma)
  7. Ancient Greekδρᾱμᾰτῐκός (drāmătĭkós)
  8. Latindrāmaticu
  9. Englishdramatic
  10. Englishpseudodramatic

From pseudo- + dramatic.

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APA

pseudodramatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudodramatic

MLA

“pseudodramatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudodramatic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudodramatic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudodramatic.

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