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# drama

«drama» in Mova's school dictionary: **A play for the theatre, TV or radio; a story acted out by…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (drama; a drama, dramas)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A play for the theatre, TV or radio; a story acted out by people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drama/#m1)

2) The subject of acting and performing plays, as taught in school: «drama class». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drama/#m2)

3) An exciting, unusual or upsetting event or situation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drama/#m3)

4) (informal, slang) Unnecessary fuss, arguing and gossip between people: «I don't want any drama.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drama/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In school, drama lessons teach acting, voice and movement; pupils perform «a drama». On TV, a «drama» is a serious series. In everyday talk «drama» means fuss: «Stop the drama!» and «drama queen» (someone who overreacts). Phrases: «drama class», «drama club», «make a drama out of», «drama queen», «TV drama», «no drama» (Australia: no problem).

### examples

- We have drama on Tuesday afternoons. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drama/#x1)
- The school is putting on a drama about a shipwreck. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drama/#x2)
- There was a lot of drama when the dog ran off with the turkey. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drama/#x3)
- (informal) Don't be such a drama queen, it's only a scratch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drama/#x4)
- (slang) There's always drama in that group chat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drama/#x5)
- (Australia) «Can you pass the salt?» «No drama.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drama/#x6)
- My mum likes watching crime dramas. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drama/#x7)
- A whole life drama is unfolding itself before her inward gaze. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drama/#x8)

### note

Countable (a drama, dramas) for plays and events; uncountable for the school subject and fuss. Adjective: «dramatic» (exciting, or sudden and big). «Drama queen» is mildly rude, used about people of any gender.

### In the corpora

- [Tense music, close-ups and slow motion make ordinary mistakes feel dangerous; turn the sound down and the drama shrinks.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/54-reality-tv-what-is-staged-and-what-is-real/13/)
- [Chloe's first drama club, a girl with a ponytail says loudly «Ugh, newbie» and rolls her eyes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/467-friends-through-games-and-clubs/19/)
- [If someone keeps taking your answers or ideas, a teacher can help without a big drama.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/469-the-copier-and-the-one-who-competes-at-everything/30/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «drama» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drama/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.