dramatization

noun

dra·​ma·​ti·​za·​tion ˌdra-mə-tə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce dramatization (audio)
ˌdrä-
1
: the action of dramatizing
2
: a dramatized version (as of a novel)

Examples of dramatization in a Sentence

a dramatization of a true story
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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 See all Example Sentences for dramatization 

Word History

First Known Use

1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of dramatization was in 1796

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“Dramatization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dramatization. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

Medical Definition

dramatization

noun
dra·​ma·​ti·​za·​tion
variants or British dramatisation
: 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

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