overdramatize
verb
over·dra·ma·tize
ˌō-vər-ˈdra-mə-ˌtīz
-ˈdrä-
overdramatized; overdramatizing
: 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
overdramatization
ˌō-vər-ˌdra-mə-tə-ˈzā-shən
noun
-ˌdrä-
plural overdramatizations
As a child, I found Anne's plights and scrapes so worrisome, but as an adult I laugh out loud at her overdramatization of everything.
—Laurie Gelman
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