dram·a·ti·za·tion \ˌdraməd.ə̇ˈzāshən, -ətə̇ˈz-, -əˌtīˈz- also -äm- or -ȧm-\noun (-s) 1.: an act, process, or product of dramatizing < the dramatization of ideas > < his conscious dramatization of his troubles > < a dramatization of a problem > especially: a dramatized version (as of a novel) 2.: the transformation which in psychoanalytic theory the underlying dream thoughts undergo into dramatic and pictorial form before they can take part in the actual dream