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self-dra·ma·ti·za·tion | \ ˌself-ˌdra-mə-tə-ˈzā-shən 
, -ˌdrä- \
, -ˌdrä- \Definition of self-dramatization
: the act or an instance of dramatizing oneself
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self-dramatizer \ ˌself-ˈdra-mə-ˌtī-zər , -ˈdrä- \ noun
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