drama

Meaning

  1. (countable) A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue
  2. (countable) Such a work for television, radio or the cinema, usually one that is not a comedy.
  3. (uncountable) Theatrical plays in general.
  4. (countable, uncountable) A situation in real life that has the characteristics of such a theatrical play.
  5. (slang, uncountable) Rumor, lying or exaggerated reaction to life or online events; melodrama; an angry dispute or scene; a situation made more complicated or worse than it should be; intrigue or spiteful interpersonal maneuvering.

Synonyms

play
A1

dramatic performance

performance
B1

dramatic play

show
A1

stage play

dramatics
41k
stage
B1

dramatic composition

plays
B1

theatrical performance

dramatic event

theatre
B2
theater
B2

dramatic art

tragedy
B2
opera
B2
playbook
22k
pretence
30k
proclamation
20k
production
B2
program
B1
script
B2
strenuous
25k
theatrical
C2
try
A1
violent
B2

dramatic works

live show

play act

kyogen
behaviour
C1

stage performance

act
A2

dramatic work

acting
B1
calamity
C2
cataclysm
36k
catastrophe
C1
comedy
B2
disaster
B2
dramatic
B1
dramatization
end
A1
🔚
game
A1
gaming
C2
intense
B2
match
A2
melodrama
22k

play-acting

Translations

drame
dramma
drama
Drama
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δράμα

drama
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théâtre
Schauspiel
drama
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teatro

drama

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdɹɑːmə/
Etymology

From Late Latin drāma, from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma, “an act, a theatrical act, a play”), from δράω (dráō, “to act, to take action, to achieve”). Doublet of dorama.

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