The state of being exaggeratedly (theatrically) dramatic.
'Melodramatic' is derived from melodrama, which is in turn derived from the Greek word 'melos' (music) and the word 'drama'.
Random student: *watching commercial in class about poor children in Africa*: Oh, those poor kids! I just want to hug them and kiss them and tell them *sniff* they're going to be okay! Oh, I'm sorry *sniff*... can I get some water?
Me to another classmate: ''Ugh, just another display of attention-seeking from Ms Melodramatic. I swear, she's constantly trying to make herself look more thoughtful or 'nice' than she really is. Either that, or she's just overreacting.''
Alike to what you would call a drama-queen, this girl exhibits all the wrong emotions at all the wrong times. She's often oblivious to the reality of the current situation and will take things all too seriously, which will in turn ruin.your.day.
–adjective
1. Refers to the obscenely dramatic nature of the Malayalee people of south India, especially their obsessive tendency to spread gossip, misery, and perpetuate distrust among friends, family, and church members.
2. of or pertaining to an extreme form of drama.
3. characteristic of or appropriate to the drama, esp. in involving unnecessary conflict or contrast