drama
a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict or contrast of character, especially one intended to be acted on the stage; a play.
the branch of literature having such compositions as its subject; dramatic art or representation.
the art dealing with the writing and production of plays.
any situation or series of events having vivid, emotional, conflicting, or striking interest or results: the drama of a murder trial.
the quality of being dramatic.
Origin of drama
1Other words from drama
- min·i·dra·ma, noun
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How to use drama in a sentence
A raft of thrillers, sci-fi movies, and sinister dramas followed.
Or you are Elizabeth Taylor: an on-screen vamp with the most tempestuously public love-life dramas (with Richard Burton).
Move over crime dramas—turns out, reality TV makes viewers more aggressive and violent after watching.
Leg Throwing, Weave Pulling, and Drink Dumping: Watching 'Real Housewives' Makes You Violent | Charlotte Lytton | August 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt about how hard it is to get indie films and adult dramas made.
Joan Allen on ‘The Killing’ Finale and That Mother of a Twist | Kevin Fallon | August 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI certainly had no interest in the formulaic, brain-dead content on most TV dramas and sitcoms.
Five Lessons the Faltering Music Industry Could Learn From TV | Ted Gioia | August 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
My father picks out the best parts of the best dramas and we often read them together, evenings.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondLife is packed with little unheard of dramas of precisely the same sort—the eternal duet of sex; nothing else keeps it going.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonThe second cause was that the young German writers required a model for writing their own dramas.
Tolstoy on Shakespeare | Leo TolstoyYou shall go there, a little later, to see the classic dramas of a young man from Rouen, named Corneille.
The Stones of Paris in History and Letters, Volume I (of 2) | Benjamin Ellis MartinYet these dramas are almost the only satisfactory expression of that historical faculty which I believe is latent in us.
The Saint's Tragedy | Charles Kingsley
British Dictionary definitions for drama
/ (ˈdrɑːmə) /
a work to be performed by actors on stage, radio, or television; play
the genre of literature represented by works intended for the stage
the art of the writing and production of plays
a situation or sequence of events that is highly emotional, tragic, or turbulent
Origin of drama
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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