Meanings
noundramatization (countable and uncountable, plural dramatizations)
plural dramatizations · alternative dramatisation
- The act of dramatizing.
- countableuncountableThe act of adapting a literary work for the theatre.
- countableuncountableThe act of presenting something in a dramatic or melodramatic manner.
- countableuncountableA version that has been dramatized.
This is a dramatization of life 1000 years ago.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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Translations
Bulgarian драматизация
- драматизация (dramatizacija)the act of dramatizing
Catalan dramatització, dramatització
- dramatitzacióa version that has been dramatized
- dramatitzacióthe act of dramatizing
French dramatisation
- dramatisationthe act of dramatizing
German Dramatisierung
- Dramatisierungthe act of dramatizing
Greek δραματοποίηση
- δραματοποίηση (dramatopoíisi)the act of dramatizing
Icelandic leikgerð, leikgerð
- leikgerða version that has been dramatized
- leikgerðthe act of dramatizing
Italian drammatizzazione
- drammatizzazionethe act of dramatizing
Russian драматизация, инсценировка
- драматизация (dramatizacija)the act of dramatizing
- инсценировка (inscenirovka)the act of dramatizing
Spanish dramatización
- dramatizaciónthe act of dramatizing
Turkish dramatize etme
- dramatize etmethe act of dramatizing
Welsh dramateiddiad
- dramateiddiadthe act of dramatizing
Cite this entry
APA
dramatization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dramatization
MLA
“dramatization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dramatization. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dramatization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dramatization.
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