drama
Syllables: dra·maUK/ˈdɹɑːmə//ˈdɹɑmə/
drama noun: a composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
Noun
drama (countable and uncountable, plural dramas or dramata)
- A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
- The author released her latest drama, which became a best-seller.
- Such a work for television, radio or the cinema, usually one that is not a comedy.
- Theatrical plays in general.
- A situation in real life that has the characteristics of such a theatrical play.
- After losing my job, having a car crash, and the big row with my neighbours, I don't need any more drama.
- Thais have been gripped by the two-week drama unfolding at the Tham Luang cave system, and took to social media Sunday as rescue efforts unfolded.2018 July 8, Euan McKirdy, Hilary Whiteman, “Thai cave rescue: Divers enter cave to free boys”, in edition.cnn.com, CNN, retrieved 08 Jul 2018
- 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.
Proper noun capitalized: Drama
Drama
- A city, a municipality, a regional unit of the East Macedonia and Thrace region, in north-eastern Greece.
drama meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
drama in Hindi
- brought through the media
- नाटक nāṭak, ड्रामा ḍrāmā
- composition
- नाटक nāṭak, ड्रामा ḍrāmā
- theatrical plays
- नाटक nāṭak, ड्रामा ḍrāmā
- dramatic situation
- नाटक nāṭak, ड्रामा ḍrāmā
drama in Tamil
- நாடகம், கூத்து
drama in Urdu
- theatrical plays
- ناٹَک nāṭak, ڈراما ḍrāmā
drama in Bengali
- drama, play, theatre
- নাট্য naṭṭo
More languagesFewer languages
- drama in Telugu
- నాటకం nāṭakaṁ
- drama in Malayalam
- നാടകം nāṭakaṁ
- drama in Kannada
- ನಾಟಕ, ರೂಪಕ, ನಾಟಕ ಕಲೆ, ಆಡುಗಬ್ಬ
- drama in Punjabi
- ਨਾਟਕ nāṭak
- drama in Gujarati
- રૂપ rūp
- drama in Odia
- ନାଟକ nāṭaka
- drama in Sanskrit
- रूप rūpá, रूपक rūpaka, अङ्क aṅká
- drama in Assamese
- ভাওনা bhaüna, নাট nat
- drama in Nepali
- नाटक nāṭak, ड्रामा ḍrāmā
- drama in Pashto
- ډرام ḍrām
- drama in Arabic
- مُسَلْسَل musalsal, دْرَامَا drāmā, مَسْرَحِيَّة masraḥiyya
- drama in Malay
- drama
- drama in Indonesian
- drama
- drama in Persian
- درام derâm
- drama in Thai
- ละคร lá-kɔɔn
- drama in Vietnamese
- phim truyền hình, phim bộ, kịch, tuồng
- drama in Myanmar
- ဒရာမာ da.rama, ပြဇာတ် pra.jat
Examples of drama in a sentence
- Listen, I'm a grown woman, and I don't have time to deal with your petty teenage drama.
- By playing in comedies as well as in dramas he has proved his range as an actor.
- The talented, young playwright received much kudos for his new drama.
Synonyms of drama
Forms of drama
| plural | dramas |
|---|---|
| plural | dramata |
Origin of drama
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.
Borrowed from Greek Δράμα (Dráma).
Words formed from drama
- antidrama
- Bibliodrama
- biodrama
- bonnet drama
- C-drama
- choreodrama
- closet drama
- comedy drama
- costume drama
- crunchy-gravel drama
- cyberdrama
- dance drama
- daytime drama
- docudrama
- drama documentary
- drama farmer
- dramafest
- drama king
- dramaless
- dramality
- drama llama
- drama mask
- dramamentary
- dramamonger
- drama queen
- drama queenish
- drama queenism
- drama therapy
- drama triangle
- dramedy
- dramystery
- e-drama
- high drama
- J-drama
- Karpman drama triangle
- K-drama
- kitchen sink drama
- legitimate drama
- melodrama
- metadrama
- microdrama
- minidrama
- monodrama
- mysterama
- nondrama
- period drama
- photodrama
- psychodrama
- revenge drama
- save the drama for your mama
- save the drama for your momma
- sitdram
- subdrama
- tank drama
- teen drama
- teledrama
- theodrama
- web drama
Phrases with drama
- drama kings
- micro drama
- radio drama
- drama llamas
- drama queens
- drama farmers
- drama queened
- drama queenery
- drama queening
- drama documentaries
- Karpman drama triangles
- Karpman's drama triangle
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Words that rhyme with drama
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Questions about drama
- What does drama mean?
- Drama means a composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
- What is drama in Hindi?
- Drama in Hindi is नाटक (nāṭak), ड्रामा (ḍrāmā). See Drama meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is drama?
- Drama can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce drama?
- Drama is pronounced /ˈdɹɑːmə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of drama?
- The plural of drama is dramas.
Words near drama in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: drama (page history and authors); Drama (page history and authors); drama (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); নাট্য (Bengali) (page history and authors); drama (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਨਾਟਕ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); રૂપ (Gujarati) (page history and authors); ନାଟକ (Odia) (page history and authors); अङ्क (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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