dramatization

noun

dra·​ma·​ti·​za·​tion ˌdra-mə-tə-ˈzā-shən 

ˌdrä-

1

: the action of dramatizing

2

: a dramatized version (as of a novel)

Synonyms

• drama
• play

Examples of dramatization in a Sentence

a dramatization of a true story

Recent Examples on the Web

The Lockerbie disaster’s victims are bracing for a second dramatization later this year, a co-production from the BBC and Netflix. —Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025

However, the Chandlers signed a settlement in the ’90s that prohibits the dramatization of them and their story, according to two sources. —Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025

For all Eggers’s dramatization of unreason, his images sit heavily onscreen awaiting something more significant than mere admiration—interpretation. —Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024

Here’s everything to know about the real-life massacre that inspired the six-episode series — and how faithful the dramatization is to the historical event. —Emily Blackwood, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing dramatization

• self-dramatization

Medical Definition

dramatization

noun

dra·​ma·​ti·​za·​tion

variants or British dramatisation

ˌdram-ət-ə-ˈzā-shən, ˌdräm- 

: the transformation which in psychoanalytic theory the underlying dream thoughts undergo into dramatic and pictorial form before they can take part in the actual dream