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self-dramatizing

[ self-dram-uh-tahy-zing, -drah-muh-, self- ]

adjective

  1. exaggerating one's own qualities, role, situation, etc., for dramatic effect or as an attention-getting device; presenting oneself dramatically.


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Other Words From

  • self-drama·ti·zation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of self-dramatizing1

First recorded in 1935–40
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Example Sentences

If the Republican electorate wanted this kind of self-dramatizing nonsense, why bother with uptight, buttoned-down Mitt?

Then there was the self-dramatizing and feckless suspension of his campaign over the financial crisis.

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