Definition of "melodramatics" [melodramatics]

• Melodramatic theatrical performance. (noun)
• Exaggeratedly emotional behavior; histrionics. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Sexwale and the minority parties '"melodramatics"."
• "In my estimation, the show went from rewarded the thinking fans – who used to be catered to with real intrigue and craftily puzzling storylines – to a show that just fed melodramatics and expected viewers to just “go with it”."
• "The other, with its standard-brand melodramatics, is dominated by Ida Lupino's going-mad scene in a courtroom."