[{"word":"melodrama","phonetic":"/ˈmɛləˌdɹɑːmə/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈmɛləˌdɹɑːmə/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic. In opera, a passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"the melodrama in the grave digging scene of Beethoven's \"Fidelio\"."},{"definition":"Any situation or action which is blown out of proportion.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/melodrama"]}]