overdramatizes
Makes mountains, molehills
Overdramatizes means to exaggerate the emotional intensity or significance of something, treating minor events as if they were major crises: She overdramatizes every disagreement into a catastrophe.
The word implies theatrical excess—making mountains out of molehills.
Someone who overdramatizes responds to ordinary situations with disproportionate alarm or emotion.
Excessively theatrical in style
- histrionicExaggeratedly emotional in behavior
- over-the-topExcessively dramatic or extravagant
- campyEntertainingly artificial and overblown
- scenery-chewingTheatrical overperformance
performative · showy · flamboyant · grandiose · florid · bombastic · operatic · soap opera
Excessively emotional about memories
- weepyInclined to cry
- maudlinExcessively tearful sentiment
- tearfulProne to weeping
- hystericalEmotionally out of control
overwrought · sob story · wallowing · hand-wringing · angst · tantrum · meltdown · outburst
Represent as greater
- embellishAdd decorative elements
- inflateFill with gas
- amplifyIncrease in strength
- overplayEmphasize excessively
overemphasize · magnify · hyperbolize · blow out of proportion · overreact · catastrophize · sensationalize · escalate
hammy
Excessively theatrical in style
- histrionicExaggeratedly emotional in behavior
- over-the-topExcessively dramatic or extravagant
- campyEntertainingly artificial and overblown
scenery-chewing · performative · showy · flamboyant · grandiose · florid · bombastic · operatic · soap opera · telenovela
sentimental
Excessively emotional about memories
hysterical · overwrought · sob story · wallowing · hand-wringing · angst · tantrum · meltdown · outburst · wailing
overstate
Represent as greater
overplay · overemphasize · magnify · hyperbolize · blow out of proportion · overreact · catastrophize · sensationalize · escalate · aggrandize
overdramatizesunderstates
Presents as less important
downplays · minimizes · underplays · plays down · soft-pedals