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melodramatic

/ˌmɛl.ə.dɹəˈmæt.ɪk/ adjective C1
  1. Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action.
  2. Exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental. · She wrote him a melodramatic letter, threatening to kill herself.
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