melodrama
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˈmel.əˌdrɑː.mə/ us/ˈmel.əˌdræm.ə/
情节剧
a story, play, or film in which the characters show stronger emotions than real people usually do
a television melodrama 一部电视情节剧
mainly UK The car's hardly damaged - there's no need to make a melodrama out of it (= make the situation more important than it is). 这辆车几乎没受什么损坏，没必要把事情闹大。