fictionalization

English

Alternative forms

• (UK) fictionalisation

Etymology

From fictionalize +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌfɪk.ʃən.əl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌfɪk.ʃən.əl.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/

Noun

fictionalization (countable and uncountable, plural fictionalizations)

1. The act of fictionalizing.
   • 2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, page 204:

     Remembering is an act of re-creation and therefore subject to distortion and fictionalization: 'real' memories become tales, and tales become 'memories'.

2. Something fictionalized.

   Hyponym: roman à clef

Derived terms

• defictionalization