Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overdramatise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-drama-tise
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative spelling of overdramatize.

British usage

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English dramatise English overdramatise From over- + dramatise.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

overdramatises (present, singular) overdramatising (participle, present) overdramatised (participle, past) overdramatised (past)

Synonyms

overdramatize

Questions

What does overdramatise mean?: Alternative spelling of overdramatize.
Where does overdramatise come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English dramatise English overdramatise From over- + dramatise.

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