Dramatic Language

noun inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects

• The politician's bombast during the speech failed to impress the audience.
• Stop with all the bombast, just tell us what you really think.
• His bombastic rant was way over the top.
• His bombast was like a balloon filled with hot air, ready to burst at any moment.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action or state of being

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

article a word that specifies a noun

• The lawyer advised against making a federal case out of the minor dispute.
• Don't make a federal case out of it, it's not a big deal.
• Why are you making a federal case out of this? Chill out.
• She tends to make a federal case out of every little inconvenience in her life.