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)
Examples of dramatization in a Sentence
a dramatization of a true story
Recent Examples on the Web
While some become cult favorites, others fall by the wayside after struggling in the hinterland between dramatization and sporting action.
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Ben Morse, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
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
Ben Morse, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
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
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dramatization
noun
dra·ma·ti·za·tion
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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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