Drama
noun
A play for theater, radio, or television.
She is reading a drama written by Shakespeare
Often appears as...
- greek drama
- classic drama
noun
An exciting or unexpected event or circumstance.
There was high drama in courtroom
Often appears as...
- courtroom drama
- family drama
noun
A genre of literature that involves performances by actors.
My favorite genre in literature is drama
Often appears as...
- literary drama
- modern drama
Usage tips
Academic
noun
Emotional tension or disagreement.
I can't stand all the drama in our office
Often appears as...
- office drama
- relationship drama
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A play for theater, radio, or television.
She is reading a drama written by Shakespeare
Often appears as...
- greek drama
- classic drama
noun
An exciting or unexpected event or circumstance.
There was high drama in courtroom
Often appears as...
- courtroom drama
- family drama
noun
A genre of literature that involves performances by actors.
My favorite genre in literature is drama
Often appears as...
- literary drama
- modern drama
Usage tips
Academic
noun
Emotional tension or disagreement.
I can't stand all the drama in our office
Often appears as...
- office drama
- relationship drama
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Artistic Expression
Drama as a genre often explores complex human emotions and societal issues.
The play's drama portrayed the struggle for identity.
Pro Tip 2/2Structured Narrative
Dramas usually follow a structured story with a beginning, conflict, and resolution.
The drama's climax had us on the edge of our seats.
Pro Tip 1/2Artistic Expression
Drama as a genre often explores complex human emotions and societal issues.
The play's drama portrayed the struggle for identity.
Pro Tip 2/2Structured Narrative
Dramas usually follow a structured story with a beginning, conflict, and resolution.
The drama's climax had us on the edge of our seats.
Pro Tip 1/2Artistic Expression
Drama as a genre often explores complex human emotions and societal issues.
The play's drama portrayed the struggle for identity.
Pro Tip 2/2Structured Narrative
Dramas usually follow a structured story with a beginning, conflict, and resolution.
The drama's climax had us on the edge of our seats.
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Do schools kill...
Every one. Doesn't matter where you go. You'd think it would be otherwise, but it isn't. At the top are mathematics and languages, then the humanities. At the bottom are the arts. Everywhere on earth. And in pretty much every system, too, there's a hierarchy within the arts. Art and music are normally given a higher status in schools than drama and dance. There isn't an education system on the planet
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Filming the Kung Fu...
realized something and maybe the audience just slightly ahead of it that they see the spider first and then you see the moment the mantis swings around and realizes in trouble and those daily dramas are life or death just the same as they might be with a gazelle and a cheetah you have to watch very carefully because if you look away for a second
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History's "worst" nun -...
She wrote dramas, comedies, and treatises on philosophy and mathematics, in addition to religious music and poetry. She accrued a massive library, and was visited by many prominent scholars. While serving as the convent’s treasurer and archivist, she also protected the livelihoods of her niece and sisters
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Why should you read "One...
with an epic assortment of intense romances, civil war, political intrigue, globe-trotting adventurers, and more characters named Aureliano than you’d think possible. Yet this is no mere historical drama. One Hundred Years of Solitude is one of the most famous examples
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Time Debt PIPE Linda...
immune my son and I had just written a book together about protecting the environment who's really dear to my heart but I was too busy with work and divorce drama to fully promote it but I know I'm not alone as I think of my successful friends time dating is the
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What It's Like to Make a...
Everything you see in the drama actually takes place grows out of the research that we've carried out so although it goes under the banner of A fictional drama because the characters are fictional Every event you see depicted within it really took place
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Filming Antarctica's...
to get it that was it the invertebrates the smaller animals these micro cosmic worlds have all the dramas of the jungle or the the plains there there are heroes there are dramas unfolding that are just as remarkable the most
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Killer Whale vs. Sea...
about to witness the most primal drama in the natural world crafty predator versus vulnerable prey only this drama has a big surprise ending right now these adorable sea lion pups are protected by a reef that looms
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Magnificent Whale...
i don't believe what's happening this is the most incredible wildlife drama i think i've ever seen they're trying to freak it out and drive it out from where it from it's where it's hiding
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The Cutest Elephant...
elephants know these drinking holes are dangerous but they have no choice the dramas that play out here are a savage reminder of how important water is for all life on these pens
Video examples
Do schools kill...
Every one. Doesn't matter where you go. You'd think it would be otherwise, but it isn't. At the top are mathematics and languages, then the humanities. At the bottom are the arts. Everywhere on earth. And in pretty much every system, too, there's a hierarchy within the arts. Art and music are normally given a higher status in schools than drama and dance. There isn't an education system on the planet
Video examples
Filming the Kung Fu...
realized something and maybe the audience just slightly ahead of it that they see the spider first and then you see the moment the mantis swings around and realizes in trouble and those daily dramas are life or death just the same as they might be with a gazelle and a cheetah you have to watch very carefully because if you look away for a second
Video examples
History's "worst" nun -...
She wrote dramas, comedies, and treatises on philosophy and mathematics, in addition to religious music and poetry. She accrued a massive library, and was visited by many prominent scholars. While serving as the convent’s treasurer and archivist, she also protected the livelihoods of her niece and sisters
Video examples
Why should you read "One...
with an epic assortment of intense romances, civil war, political intrigue, globe-trotting adventurers, and more characters named Aureliano than you’d think possible. Yet this is no mere historical drama. One Hundred Years of Solitude is one of the most famous examples
Video examples
Time Debt PIPE Linda...
immune my son and I had just written a book together about protecting the environment who's really dear to my heart but I was too busy with work and divorce drama to fully promote it but I know I'm not alone as I think of my successful friends time dating is the
Video examples
What It's Like to Make a...
Everything you see in the drama actually takes place grows out of the research that we've carried out so although it goes under the banner of A fictional drama because the characters are fictional Every event you see depicted within it really took place
Video examples
Filming Antarctica's...
to get it that was it the invertebrates the smaller animals these micro cosmic worlds have all the dramas of the jungle or the the plains there there are heroes there are dramas unfolding that are just as remarkable the most
Video examples
Killer Whale vs. Sea...
about to witness the most primal drama in the natural world crafty predator versus vulnerable prey only this drama has a big surprise ending right now these adorable sea lion pups are protected by a reef that looms
Video examples
Magnificent Whale...
i don't believe what's happening this is the most incredible wildlife drama i think i've ever seen they're trying to freak it out and drive it out from where it from it's where it's hiding
Video examples
The Cutest Elephant...
elephants know these drinking holes are dangerous but they have no choice the dramas that play out here are a savage reminder of how important water is for all life on these pens
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Sriram Raghavan
Indian Director
Badlapur' is a drama, a character-driven story. It is not so much about plot.
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Michelle Yeoh
Malaysian Actress
It's our responsibility as filmmakers to tell a story that's a human drama.
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Jaime Winstone
English Actress
I think it's really important to have good quality drama on TV.
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Timur Bekmambetov
Director
If you know exactly what your character knows, it's a drama.
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Madlib
American Musician
I don't like drama in my life, but I like reading about it.
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Jennifer Jason Leigh
American Actress
I really go against drama in my life. Life is too short.
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James Nesbitt
Irish Actor
Supporting drama for young people is close to my heart.
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Jackie Coogan
People respect drama. They don't respect comedy.
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Eminem
American Rapper
I need drama in my life to keep making music.
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George Pierce Baker
American Educator
The drama is a great revealer of life.
Quote examples
Sriram Raghavan
Indian Director
Badlapur' is a drama, a character-driven story. It is not so much about plot.
Quote examples
Michelle Yeoh
Malaysian Actress
It's our responsibility as filmmakers to tell a story that's a human drama.
Quote examples
Jaime Winstone
English Actress
I think it's really important to have good quality drama on TV.
Quote examples
Timur Bekmambetov
Director
If you know exactly what your character knows, it's a drama.
Quote examples
Madlib
American Musician
I don't like drama in my life, but I like reading about it.
Quote examples
Jennifer Jason Leigh
American Actress
I really go against drama in my life. Life is too short.
Quote examples
James Nesbitt
Irish Actor
Supporting drama for young people is close to my heart.
Quote examples
Jackie Coogan
People respect drama. They don't respect comedy.
Quote examples
Eminem
American Rapper
I need drama in my life to keep making music.
Quote examples
George Pierce Baker
American Educator
The drama is a great revealer of life.
Example 1 of 10
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