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Word | Melodrama |
Korean Meaning | 멜로 드라마 |
an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization / Formerly, a kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes. Now, a drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic. In opera, a passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks / a sensational dramatic piece with exaggerated characters and exciting events intended to appeal to the emotions., | |
Usage | ⇒ He is fond of melodrama ⇒ Greta Garbo played tragic lovers, exotic temptresses and steely heroines, anchoring many mediocre melodramas and haughty period pieces like a pro. |
Synonyms | drama, comedy, show, piece, ballet, mystery, play, tragedy, farce, histrionics, pantomime, romance, spectacle, vaudeville, burlesque, charade, excitement, extravaganza, masque, opera, |
Antonyms | apathy, comedy, emotionlessness, insensibility, numbness, phlegm, |
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