drama
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: Etymology tree
Ancient Greek δράω (dráō)
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă)
Ancient Greek δρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)bor.
Late Latin drāmabor.
English 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.
Inflected forms:
form: dramas
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: dramata
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue
pos: noun
tags: countable
examples: The author released her latest drama, which became a best-seller.
gloss: Such a work for television, radio or the cinema, usually one that is not a comedy.
pos: noun
tags: countable
gloss: Theatrical plays in general.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
gloss: A situation in real life that has the characteristics of such a theatrical play.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: 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.
gloss: 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.
pos: noun
tags: slang
uncountable
Synonyms: drama
play
Related words: script
plot
actor
character
role
setting
stage
pantomime
Derived words: antidrama
Bibliodrama
biodrama
bonnet drama
C-drama
choreodrama
closet drama
comedy drama
costume drama
crunchy-gravel drama
cyberdrama
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
dramatic
dramatical
dramatically
dramaticity
dramatics
dramatism
dramatist
dramatization
dramatize
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
Translations:
lang: Arabic
word: مُسَلْسَل
roman: musalsal
lang: Arabic
word: مسلسل
roman: musalsal
lang: Arabic
word: دراما
roman: drāma
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 電視連續劇 /电视连续剧
roman: diànshì liánxùjù
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 電視劇 /电视剧
roman: diànshìjù
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 連續劇 /连续剧
roman: liánxùjù
lang: Danish
word: drama
lang: Dutch
word: drama
lang: Finnish
word: draama
lang: Greek
word: δράμα
roman: dráma
lang: Hindi
word: नाटक
roman: nāṭak
lang: Hindi
word: ड्रामा
roman: ḍrāmā
lang: Hungarian
word: dráma
lang: Indonesian
word: drama
lang: Irish
word: dráma
lang: Japanese
word: ドラマ
roman: dorama
lang: Korean
word: 드라마
roman: deurama
lang: Malay
word: drama
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: drama
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: drama
lang: Polish
word: dramat
lang: Portuguese
word: drama
lang: Russian
word: дра́ма
roman: dráma
lang: Russian
word: сериа́л
roman: seriál
lang: Russian
word: телесериа́л
roman: teleseriál
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: dràma
lang: Swedish
word: drama
lang: Vietnamese
word: phim truyền hình
lang: Vietnamese
word: phim bộ