psychodrama

American  

[sahy-koh-drah-muh, -dram-uh, sahy-koh-drah-muh, -dram-uh] / ˌsaɪ koʊˈdrɑ mə, -ˈdræm ə, ˈsaɪ koʊˌdrɑ mə, -ˌdræm ə /

noun

1. a method of group psychotherapy in which participants take roles in improvisational dramatizations of emotionally charged situations.

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psychodrama British  

/ ˌsaɪkəʊdrəˈmætɪk, ˈsaɪkəʊˌdrɑːmə /

noun

1. psychiatry a form of group therapy in which individuals act out, before an audience, situations from their past

2. a film, television drama, etc, in which the psychological development of the characters is emphasized

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Other Word Forms

• psychodramatic adjective

Etymology

Origin of psychodrama

First recorded in 1935–40; psycho- + drama

Example Sentences

"American audiences are fascinated by Royal Family psychodrama, especially where Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is currently concerned."

From BBC

Should’ve been a contender: “Lurker” At the risk of sounding like a creep, I’m a big admirer of Alex Russell’s psychodrama about a rising L.A. musician and the fanboy stalker who weasels into his inner circle.

From Los Angeles Times

It reflected a lot of the messaging in the 2025 album, which became his third to reach the top of the UK album charts - following 2019's Psychodrama and 2021's We're All Alone In This Together.

From BBC

While essentially a disaster film, the visually alarming and nerve-racking “Fukushima” is also a cross-cultural psychodrama, about an industry, and perhaps a society, having a meltdown all its own.

From The Wall Street Journal

They’ll get into the psychodrama of Kit Harrington’s Henry Muck, the thrilling parallels to real world stories, the tragic downfall of Eric Tao, and more.

From Slate