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Question #6

When Dorian tells Sibyl he has fallen out of love with her, she becomes upset, which causes Dorian to feel even less kindly toward her: "There is always something ridiculous about the passions of people whom one has ceased to love. Sibyl Vane seemed to him to be absurdly melodramatic. Her tears and sobs annoyed him."

What does "melodramatic" mean?