MELODRAMA
9 letters
14 Scrabble points
/ˈmɛləˌdɹɑːmə/
Definition of MELODRAMA
noun
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A kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes.
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A drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic. In opera, a passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks
"the melodrama in the grave digging scene of Beethoven's "Fidelio"."
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Any situation or action which is blown out of proportion.
Source: Wiktionary
Word Details
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Length
9 letters
Scrabble Score
14 points