melodrama
nounHow to pronounce melodrama:
Definition of melodrama:
- melodrama (noun):
- an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization.
- a work (such as a movie or play) characterized by extravagant theatricality and by the predominance of plot and physical action over characterization
Synonyms for melodrama:
adaptation
comedy
comedy drama
docudrama
drama
dramatization
dramedy
interlude
magnum opus
monodrama
musical
musical comedy
opus
playlet
psychodrama
tragedy
tragicomedy
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