overdramatized; overdramatizing
Definition of overdramatize
: to present or represent (something) in an overly dramatic manner
Don't overdramatize the situation. an overdramatized account The seriousness of this problem … has been vastly overrated and overdramatized.— Chris Welles The stories, he says, sensationalize or overdramatize the family's troubles …— James Laube
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The first known use of overdramatize was in 1896
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