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Siavash Moghaddasian Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Dramatic

Hi dear teachers,

What's the meaning of "dramatic"?

It's about a dramatic behavior.


What does it mean in the following sentence?


Stop being dramatic!

  

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If someone is being dramatic, it usually means that they are expressing their emotions in a very exaggerated way. Their physical movements may also be exaggerated, as may their language. It's an expression drawn from the theatre.

  • If someone is being dramatic, it usually means that they are expressing their emotions in a very exaggerated way.
  • Their physical movements may also be exaggerated, as may their language.
  • It's an expression drawn from the theatre.
  • Imagine how you would speak and act act if you wanted to be heard and seen by the people sitting in the back row of a huge theatre.
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If someone is being dramatic, it usually means that they are expressing their emotions in a very exaggerated way. Their physical movements may also be exaggerated, as may their language.

It's an expression drawn from the theatre. Imagine how you would speak and act act if you wanted to be heard and seen by the people sitting in the back row of a huge theatre.

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