dramatics
noun
dra·mat·ics
drə-ˈma-tiks 
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
1
: the study or practice of theatrical arts (such as acting and stagecraft)
2
: dramatic behavior or expression
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took part in dramatics while a student at the local university
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This hilarious and heartfelt coming-of-age movie packs plenty of gravity-defying martial arts, over-the-top teenage dramatics and even a dash of social horror.
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Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2023
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Without the late-game dramatics, Philly sports fans with divided loyalties might have flipped the channel to catch the undefeated Eagles put the finishing touches on a 29-17 win in Houston over the Texans.
—Dan Gelston, ajc, 4 Nov. 2022
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Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2023
The searches for the missing each episode feature not just high dramatics but graphic onscreen violence; the show’s second episode, for instance, begins with a fellow being beaten bloody with a baseball bat to the head.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 8 Jan. 2023
Hammett, fifty-nine, and Trujillo, fifty-eight, are the band’s gentle, long-haired surfers, jazz enthusiasts disinclined to dramatics.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2022
Without the late-game dramatics, Philly sports fans with divided loyalties might have flipped the channel to catch the undefeated Eagles put the finishing touches on a 29-17 win in Houston over the Texans.
—Dan Gelston, ajc, 4 Nov. 2022
See All Example Sentences for dramatics
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“Dramatics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dramatics. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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dramatics
singular or plural noun
dra·mat·ics
drə-ˈmat-iks
1
: the study or practice of theatrical arts
2
: dramatic behavior or expression
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