dramatics

n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

1. The art or practice of acting and stagecraft.
2. Dramatic or stagy behavior: Cut the dramatics and get to the point.

noun

1. The art and occupation of an actor: acting, stage. See action/inaction, performing arts, substitute.
2. Overemotional exaggerated behavior calculated for effect: histrionics, melodramatics, theatrical (used in plural), theatrics. See feelings, style/good style/bad style.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: participation in theatrical productions as an extracurricular activity

Meaning #2: the art of writing and producing plays
  Synonyms: dramaturgy, dramatic art, theater, theatre

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Dansk (Danish)
n. pl. - dramatik
n. - skaberi, teatralskhed

Nederlands (Dutch)
dramatiek, dramatisch gedrag

Français (French)
n. pl. - art dramatique, comédie
n. - art dramatique

Deutsch (German)
n. pl. - Theater(spiel), Theatralik
n. - dramatische Aufführung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - το θέατρο, η δραματική τέχνη, (μτφ.) θεατρινισμοί, μελοδραματισμοί

Italiano (Italian)
filodrammatica

Português (Portuguese)
n. pl. - artes (f pl) dramáticas

Русский (Russian)
драматическое искусство, наигранные эмоции

Español (Spanish)
n. pl. - arte dramático, comportamiento dramático
n. - arte dramático

Svenska (Swedish)
n. pl. - dramatik, amatörteater

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
演技, 表演艺术, 装腔作势的行为, 业余演戏

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. pl. - 演技, 表演藝術, 裝腔作勢的行為, 業餘演戲
n. - 演技, 表演藝術, 裝腔作勢的行為, 業餘演戲

한국어 (Korean)
n. pl. - 아마추어 연극, 과장된 행동
n. - 연기, 연출법

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 演劇学, 演出法, 演技, 芝居がかった言動

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الجمع) فن التمثيل والإخراج المسرحي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. pl. - ‮הפקת והצגת מחזות, דרמתיות, דרמה, התנהגות מוגזמת או ראוותנית‬
n. - ‮הפקת והצגת מחזות, דרמתיות, דרמה, התנהגות מוגזמת או ראוותנית‬

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