dramatization

/drɑmətɪˈzeɪʃɪn/

/drɒmətɪˈzeɪʃən/

Other forms: dramatizations

A dramatization is the acting out of something. You see these a lot in documentaries. For example, there could be a dramatization of the JFK assassination, using actors to show what happened on that fateful day.

If you watch a lot of true-crime shows, you probably regularly see dramatizations of dastardly deeds. Dramatization can also mean turning a novel into a movie or a play. Dramatization is a great way to cement learning. If you and your friends write a skit in biology class to show how photosynthesis works, you are much more likely to remember the process by which plants convert light into energy.

Definitions of dramatization

1. noun

   a dramatic representation
   synonyms: dramatisation

   types:

   guerrilla theater, street theater

   dramatization of a social issue; enacted outside in a park or on the street

   puppetry

   a stilted dramatic performance (as if by puppets)

   type of:

   representation

   an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent
2. noun

   conversion into dramatic form
   “the play was a dramatization of a short story”

   synonyms: dramatisation

   type of:

   authorship, composition, penning, writing

   the act of creating written works