n.
Pronunciation: - ' drä-m ə , - ' dra-
Function: noun
Date: 1937
1 : an extemporized dramatization designed to afford catharsis and social relearning for one or more of the participants from whose life history the plot is abstracted
2 : a dramatic narrative or work characterized by psychological overtones
3 : an often ongoing psychological struggle also : an expression of psychological turmoil
– psy · cho · dra · mat · ic \ -dr ə - ' ma-tik \ adjective