Pronunciation: 'drä-m&, 'dra-m&
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin dramat-, drama, from Greek, deed, drama, from dran to do, act
1 : a composition in verse or prose intended to portray life or character or to tell a story usually involving conflicts and emotions through action and dialogue and typically designed for theatrical performance : PLAY -- compare CLOSET DRAMA
2 : dramatic art, literature, or affairs
3 a : a state, situation, or series of events involving interesting or intense conflict of forces b : dramatic state, effect, or quality
<There was much drama on the message board when someone compared the topic at hand to the Holocaust.>
<If there's one thing I hate about community theatre, it's all the drama.>