drama

/'drɑ:mə/

Thân thiện

The students perform a drama on the school stage.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage: A piece of writing that tells a story and is performed in a theater.
   • The literary genre of works intended for the theater: The art form or category of literature consisting of plays and theatrical performances.
   • An episode that is turbulent or highly emotional: A real-life event or situation that is exciting, emotional, or full of conflict.
   • The quality of being arresting or highly emotional: The exciting, emotional, or impressive nature of a situation or performance.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • She studied Greek drama in her literature class. (She studied the theatrical works of ancient Greece.)
  • The meeting was full of drama after the unexpected announcement. (The meeting was full of emotional conflict.)
  • He is writing a new drama for the local theater company. (He is writing a new play to be performed.)
  • The documentary captured the drama of the rescue mission. (The documentary captured the exciting and emotional quality of the event.)

Advanced Usage

• "To make a drama out of something": To react to a situation in an excessively emotional or exaggerated way.

  • Please don't make a drama out of a simple mistake. (Please do not react with excessive emotion to a simple error.)

• "Courtroom drama": A genre of film, television, or theater focusing on exciting legal trials and conflicts.

  • She loves watching old courtroom dramas from the 1950s. (She enjoys films centered on legal trials.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dramatic (adj): Relating to drama; sudden, striking, or full of emotion.
  • There was a dramatic change in the weather. (There was a sudden and striking change.)
• Dramatist (n): A person who writes plays.
  • The dramatist received an award for her new work. (The playwright was honored.)
• Melodrama (n): A dramatic work that exaggerates plot and emotions to appeal to the audience.
  • The silent film was a classic melodrama. (The film had an exaggerated, emotional story.)

Synonyms

• Play: A dramatic work for the stage.
• Theater: The art form or industry of dramatic performance.
• Excitement: A state of being emotionally aroused or stirred.
• Crisis: A time of intense difficulty or danger, often with dramatic elements.

Related Phrases

• Drama queen (idiom, informal): A person who habitually reacts to situations in an excessively dramatic or emotional way.

  • Don't be such a drama queen; it's only a small scratch. (Do not overreact so emotionally.)

• Drama school (compound noun): A school or college that specializes in training actors.

  • He auditioned for a place at a famous drama school. (He tried out for a theater training academy.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. the quality of being arresting or highly emotional
2. the literary genre of works intended for the theater
3. an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional
4. a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
   • he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway

Từ đồng nghĩa

• dramatic event
• play
• dramatic play