Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overdramatize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: over-dra-ma-tize
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To dramatize to excess; to make overdramatic.

Example Sentences

"Kids this age tend to overdramatize their problems anyway."

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 dramatize English overdramatize From over- + dramatize.

Inflected Forms

overdramatizes (present, singular) overdramatizing (participle, present) overdramatized (participle, past) overdramatized (past) overdramatise (alternative)

Synonyms

overdramatise

Questions

What does overdramatize mean?: To dramatize to excess; to make overdramatic.
Where does overdramatize 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 dramatize English overdramatize From over- + dramatize.

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