char ‧ ac ‧ ter ‧ i ‧ za ‧ tion BrE AmE ( also characterisation British English ) /ˌkærəktəraɪˈzeɪʃ ə n, ˌkærɪktəraɪˈzeɪʃ ə n $ -tərə-/ noun [uncountable and countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ character , ↑ characteristic , ↑ characterization ; adjective : ↑ characteristic ≠ ↑ uncharacteristic , ↑ characterless ; verb : ↑ characterize ; adverb : ↑ characteristically ≠ ↑ uncharacteristically ]
1 . the way in which a writer makes a person in a book, film, or play seem like a real person:
Pilcher’s books have humour, good characterization, and lively dialogue.
2 . the way in which the character of a real person or thing is described
characterization of somebody/something as something
the characterization of the enemy as ‘fanatics’