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# dramatic

«dramatic» in Mova's school dictionary: **sudden and large, making a big change: «a dramatic rise»** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (dramatic; more dramatic, most dramatic); adverb: dramatically

### meaning for a pupil

1) Dramatic means sudden and large, making a big change: «a dramatic rise». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dramatic/#m1)

2) Dramatic means exciting and full of action or strong feeling. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dramatic/#m2)

3) Dramatic means to do with plays and acting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dramatic/#m3)

4) (informal) Being dramatic means showing too much emotion: «Don't be so dramatic!» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dramatic/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In maths and science it describes a big change on a graph. In stories it marks exciting moments. In drama lessons it is about acting. Phrases: «a dramatic change», «a dramatic rescue», «don't be dramatic».

### examples

- There was a dramatic fall in temperature overnight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dramatic/#x1)
- The firefighters made a dramatic rescue. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dramatic/#x2)
- The story has a dramatic ending. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dramatic/#x3)
- Our school has a dramatic arts club. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dramatic/#x4)
- «I'm starving to death!» — «Don't be so dramatic.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dramatic/#x5)
- The graph shows a dramatic rise in visitors. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dramatic/#x6)
- In the evening “Dramatic Readings” were to be given at the little theatre in King Street. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dramatic/#x7)

### note

Not just «exciting»: often means «big and sudden». In maths, «a dramatic increase» means a large one, but always look at the actual numbers.

### In the corpora

- [Reality TV is real people in made-up situations, filmed for weeks and cut down into dramatic episodes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/54-reality-tv-what-is-staged-and-what-is-real/0/)
- [TV talent shows are edited to be dramatic, so harsh comments and tears are often shown more because they get more viewers.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows/8/)
- [Dashes give a stronger break than brackets or commas, and can make writing more dramatic; used too often they lose their effect.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/36-brackets-dashes-colons-semicolons-and-hyphens/7/)
- [Dramatic music, a glowing brain on screen, a YouTuber whispering: "You only use TEN PERCENT of your brain.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/myths/2-your-amazing-brain-and-senses/0/)
- [I can't tell anyone, they'll think I'm being dramatic."](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/29-getting-help-when-sadness-or-worry-wont-go-away/3/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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