self-dramatizing
[ self-dram-uh-tahy-zing, -drah-muh-, self- ]
/ ˌsɛlfˈdræm əˌtaɪ zɪŋ, -ˈdrɑ mə-, ˈsɛlf- /
adjective
exaggerating one's own qualities, role, situation, etc., for dramatic effect or as an attention-getting device; presenting oneself dramatically.
Origin of self-dramatizing
First recorded in 1935–40
OTHER WORDS FROM self-dramatizing
self-dram·a·ti·za·tion, nounWords nearby self-dramatizing
self-directed,
self-discipline,
self-dissociation,
self-distrust,
self-doubt,
self-dramatizing,
self-drive,
self-driven,
self-driving,
self-educated,
self-effacement
Example sentences from the Web for self-dramatizing
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.