fictionalisation

ˌfɪkʃənəlaɪˈzeɪʃən

Definition of fictionalisation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

literature

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writing in a fictional form

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The author's fictionalisation of the biography was captivating.

dramatization

fictionalization

novelization

making fictional

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process of making something fictional

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The fictionalisation of the historical event sparked controversy.

dramatization

fictionalization

novelization

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Origin of fictionalisation

English, fiction (imagination) + -alisation (process)

Examples of fictionalisation in a sentence

The film is a fictionalisation of true events.
The book's fictionalisation was well-received.
Fictionalisation of real events can be controversial.

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French:fictionnalisation, fictivisation, ...
German:Fiktionalisierung, Verwandlung in Fiktion, ...
Italian:romanzatura, romanzamento, ...
Spanish:ficcionalización, ...
Portuguese:ficcionalização, romanceamento, ...
Chinese:虚构化, ...
Japanese:フィクション化, フィクショナリゼーション, ...
Arabic:تَخْيِيل, تَحْوِيل إِلَى خَيَال, ...
Hebrew:כְּתִיבָה בִּדְיוֹנִית, בִּדּוּי, ...
Russian:фикционализация, вымысел, ...
Ukrainian:фікціоналізація, вигадування, ...
Hindi:काल्पनिकता, काल्पनिककरण, ...
Bengali:কল্পকাহিনী রূপান্তর, কল্পকাহিনী তৈরি, ...
Catalan:ficcionalització, conversió en ficció, ...
Czech:fikcionalizace, zbeletrizování, ...
Danish:fiktivisering, fiktionalisering, ...
Dutch:fictionalisering, fictionalisatie, ...
Greek:μυθοπλασία, μετατροπή σε μυθοπλασία, ...
Hungarian:fikcionalizálás, elfikcionalizálás, ...
Khmer:ការសរសេរបំប្លែងជាទម្រង់ប្រឌិត, ការធ្វើឱ្យក្លាយជារឿងប្រឌិត, ...
Korean:소설화, ...
Persian:داستان‌پردازی, تخیلی سازی, ...
Polish:fikcjonalizacja, przekształcenie w fikcję, ...
Portuguese (BR):ficcionalização, ...
Romanian:ficționalizare, ...
Swedish:fiktivisering, fiktionalisering, ...
Thai:การเขียนในรูปแบบนิยาย, การทำให้เป็นเรื่องแต่ง, ...
Turkish:kurguya dönüştürme, kurgulaştırma, ...
Vietnamese:tác phẩm hư cấu, hư cấu hóa, ...

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Definition of fictionalisation - Reverso English Dictionary

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