dramatization
noun
dra·ma·ti·za·tion
ˌdra-mə-tə-ˈzā-shən 
ˌdrä-
1
: the action of dramatizing
2
: a dramatized version (as of a novel)
Examples of dramatization in a Sentence
a dramatization of a true story
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The Glenn Miller Story, a dramatization of his life starring Jimmy Stewart, was a box office smash in 1954.
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Julian Ring, NPR, 14 Dec. 2024
To protest that ‘The Insider’ is a dramatization, as if drama is automatically tantamount to falseness, is ridiculous.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024
An obvious one that comes to mind is She Said, Maria Schrader’s conventional dramatization of New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor’s investigation of Harvey Weinstein.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2024
But the big scene is, ultimately, just another dramatization of an interview that has been watched 4.4 million times on the BBC’s official YouTube channel and is still available to watch now.
—Jack King, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
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Julian Ring, NPR, 14 Dec. 2024
To protest that ‘The Insider’ is a dramatization, as if drama is automatically tantamount to falseness, is ridiculous.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024
An obvious one that comes to mind is She Said, Maria Schrader’s conventional dramatization of New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor’s investigation of Harvey Weinstein.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2024
But the big scene is, ultimately, just another dramatization of an interview that has been watched 4.4 million times on the BBC’s official YouTube channel and is still available to watch now.
—Jack King, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Dramatization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dramatization. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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dramatization
noun
dra·ma·ti·za·tion
variants
or British dramatisation
: the transformation which in psychoanalytic theory the underlying dream thoughts undergo into dramatic and pictorial form before they can take part in the actual dream
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