overdramatize

verb

over·dra·ma·tize ˌō-vər-ˈdra-mə-ˌtīz

-ˈdrä-

overdramatized; overdramatizing

transitive verb

: 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

-ˌdrä-

noun

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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Topics get twisted and overdramatized so fast that the discussion of the original issues and concerns goes right off the rails. —

Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 2 June 2023 Produced by Howard Hall Productions and Oceanic Research Group, the film was also created by couple, co-director Howard and producer Michele Hall, to show an accurate depiction of the ocean that doesn’t overdramatize predation. —

Maddie Browning, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Feb. 2023