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high drama

high drama noun: an event or atmosphere of strong emotion, typically of anxiety or excitement.

Noun

high drama

  1. An event or atmosphere of strong emotion, typically of anxiety or excitement.
    • As always, one of the girls is a tornado of enthusiasm and high drama, prone to announcements like, "I have a crisis," when really it's a fun crisis she's having.2017 October 10, Jennifer Senior, “In John Green's 'Turtles All the Way Down,' a Teenager's Mind Is at War With Itself”, in The New York Times
    • “Straight out of ‘Les Miz’” was how one longtime executive described the high-drama, us-against-them mood in a text to a reporter.2023 July 15, Brooks Barnes, “In Hollywood, the Strikes Are Just Part of the Problem”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Questions about high drama

What does high drama mean?
High drama means an event or atmosphere of strong emotion, typically of anxiety or excitement.
What part of speech is high drama?
High drama is a noun.

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