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
Recent Examples on the Web Stories like these were once conveyed through re-enactments, dramatizations and interviews with police officers, journalists, medical professionals, family and friends. Maya Salam, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2024 The film is a dramatization of the plight of refugees stranded on the natural border between Poland and Belarus. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Sep. 2023 The show is a dramatization of the 1913 trial, imprisonment and eventual hanging of Jewish American Leo Frank in Georgia after he was accused — falsely, most historians agree — of a brutal crime. Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2024 From dramatizations starring your favorite actors to nonfiction docuseries — including unsolved mysteries, city-specific murders, cult fanaticism, and more — here are the best true crime shows streaming on Peacock as of October 2023. Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2023 The productions are described as a nonfictional narrative and fictional dramatization. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2023 The mix of narration and dramatization is seamless. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2023 Meanwhile, The Act, which was a dramatization of Gypsy's story starring Joey King and Patricia Arquette as her mother Dee Dee Blanchard, is exclusively available to stream on Hulu. Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2024 Jenkins and the other Americans also appeared as villains in numerous propaganda films, including a dramatization about the USS Pueblo, a U.S. Navy ship captured by North Korea in 1968. Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024

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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 19 Mar. 2024.

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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