dramatization

[ dram-uh-tuh-zey-shuhn, drah-muh- ]

noun

1. the act of dramatizing.
2. construction or representation in dramatic form.
3. a dramatized version of a novel, historic incident, etc.

dramatization

/ dræmətaɪzeɪʃən /

noun

1. the reconstruction of an event, novel, story, etc in a form suitable for dramatic presentation
2. the art or act of dramatizing

Word History and Origins

Origin of dramatization¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; dramatize + -ation

Example Sentences

That setup led to “watered-down dramatizations” of scientific discoveries and short, “almost flippant” interviews with scientists, LaFollette wrote in her 2008 book Science on the Air.

From Science News

No one is accusing Lipstein of plagiarizing Kolker’s article — his novel was finished long before the Times piece appeared — but “Last Resort” offers an uncanny dramatization of the issues Kolker explored.

From Washington Post

“Is This a Room” is a dramatization that allows the actors to speak from FBI transcripts in their own voices.

From Washington Post

One Night in Miami imagines what that conversation might have been like, interweaving dramatizations of things these four extraordinary men actually said and did.

From Time

Point of view is inconsistent and Berg employs enough obvious filmic artifice to keep reminding us we are watching dramatization.

From The Daily Beast

As Solomon says, “myth building makes quick riddance of inconvenient facts,” and the same could be said of dramatization.

From The Daily Beast

Factually, this film gets most of the story right but is plagued by heavy dramatization that ZDT does without altogether.

From The Daily Beast

Its dramatization of the clash between utopianism and geopolitical catastrophe becomes more potent with every passing year.

From The Daily Beast

All these are, of course, sun gods, and the whole dramatization or myth is in keeping with the activities of the sun.

From Project Gutenberg

All the teachers remarked on her great intelligence, on her curious and wonderful gift for dramatization.

From Project Gutenberg

Dramatization is an aspect of imitation, and is a means of making ideas more real than they would otherwise be.

From Project Gutenberg

Make a plan of the various ways in which dramatization can be profitably used in the schools.

From Project Gutenberg

The knowledge here may have been telepathic, but how about the dramatization?

From Project Gutenberg