overdramatises
Makes mountains, molehills
To overdramatise is to exaggerate the emotional intensity or significance of something, making it seem more serious or theatrical than it warrants.
British spelling of overdramatize.
She overdramatises every minor setback as if it were a catastrophe.
The word often carries a dismissive tone, suggesting the reaction is excessive or attention-seeking.
Liable to sudden change
- tempestuousWildly agitated or volatile
- hystericalEmotionally out of control
- effusiveUnrestrainedly emotional in expression
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
fervent · intense · reactive · excitable · touchy · thin-skinned · oversensitive · high-strung
Represent as greater
- embellishAdd decorative elements
- inflateFill with gas
- amplifyIncrease in strength
- overplayEmphasize excessively
overdo · overemphasize · magnify · blow out of proportion · stretch the truth · overdraw · oversell · distort
Exaggeratedly emotional in behavior
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
- hammyExcessively theatrical in style
- campyEntertainingly artificial and overblown
schmaltzy · sappy · maudlin · sentimental · soap opera · telenovela · tearjerker · weepy
volatile
Liable to sudden change
- tempestuousWildly agitated or volatile
- hystericalEmotionally out of control
- effusiveUnrestrainedly emotional in expression
passionate · fervent · intense · reactive · excitable · touchy · thin-skinned · oversensitive · high-strung · worked up
overstate
Represent as greater
overplay · overdo · overemphasize · magnify · blow out of proportion · stretch the truth · overdraw · oversell · distort · misrepresent
histrionic
Exaggeratedly emotional in behavior
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
- hammyExcessively theatrical in style
campy · schmaltzy · sappy · maudlin · sentimental · soap opera · telenovela · tearjerker · weepy · over-the-top
overdramatisesunderstates
Presents as less important
downplays · minimises · underplays · plays down · soft-pedals