fictionalization

A noun referring to the process or result of adapting factual material into a fictional narrative, or a literary work that presents real events or people in a fictionalized manner.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant le processus ou le résultat de transformer des faits réels ou des biographies en un récit de fiction, ou une œuvre littéraire qui présente des événements ou des personnes réels sous une forme romancée.

1. Literary adaptation of fact C1 formal

   A written work that is based on real events or people but is presented as a fictional story, often with invented details.

   • The book is a fictionalization of the explorer's life.
   • Many historical dramas are a fictionalization of actual events.
   • The author's fictionalization of the war made it more accessible to readers.

   🇫🇷Fictionalisation de faits réels

   Synonymes: dramatizationfactionnovelization

2. Process of writing fictionally C1 formal

   The act of turning real-life material into a fictional narrative.

   • The fictionalization of the diary entries took several months.
   • He is known for his skillful fictionalization of true crime stories.
   • The film is a fictionalization of the company's founding.

   🇫🇷Fictionnalisation

   Synonymes: fictionalisationnovelisationnovelization

• fictionalizations plural form
• fictionalizations' possessive plural form
• fictionalization's possessive singular form