psychodrama

noun

psy·​cho·​dra·​ma ˌsī-kō-ˈdrä-mə 

-ˈdra-

1

: an extemporized dramatization designed to afford catharsis and social relearning for one or more of the participants from whose life history the plot is abstracted

2

: a dramatic narrative or work characterized by psychological overtones

3

: an often ongoing psychological struggle

also : an expression of psychological turmoil

psychodramatic

ˌsī-kō-drə-ˈma-tik 

adjective

Examples of psychodrama in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The endless psychodrama surrounding the national team is merely a symptom of the chaos. —Jack Lang, New York Times, 16 May 2025

All those effects can startle for sure, but there’s a lot to take in and pay attention to in this multi-leveled multimedia psychodrama. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2025

This will test the Jonathan Majors bodybuilding psychodrama that debuted at Sundance in 2023 but was derailed by abuse accusations against its star after winning the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Creative Vision and a distribution deal with Searchlight Pictures, which dropped it. —Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025

Comic pastiche gives way to tender romantic ballads only to explode in musical psychodrama. —Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for psychodrama

• katayama
• melodrama
• pranayama
• agama
• bahama
• pajama
• ulama
• brahma
• chama
• comma
• dama
• drama

Medical Definition

psychodrama

noun

psy·​cho·​dra·​ma ˌsī-kō-ˈdräm-ə, -ˈdram-; ˈsī-kō-ˌdräm-ə, -ˌdram- 

: an extemporized dramatization designed to afford catharsis and social relearning for one or more of the participants from whose life history the plot is abstracted

psychodramatic

-kō-drə-ˈmat-ik 

adjective