What is the word for 'Turning real events into fiction'? [closed]
A single word or phrase for turning events (historical/recent) into fiction.Like based on real events, but fictious. Like some myths that have been derived from real events.
'romanticized' but that means turning things into good/idealistic.I'm looking for a word that is neutral.
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A single word or phrase for turning events (historical/recent) into fiction.Like based on real events, but fictious. Like some myths that have been derived from real events.
'romanticized' but that means turning things into good/idealistic.I'm looking for a word that is neutral.
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asked Dec 22 '18 at 8:02
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A single word or phrase for turning events (historical/recent) into fiction.Like based on real events, but fictious. Like some myths that have been derived from real events.
'romanticized' but that means turning things into good/idealistic.I'm looking for a word that is neutral.
single-word-requests
asked Dec 22 '18 at 8:02
RumRum
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A single word or phrase for turning events (historical/recent) into fiction.Like based on real events, but fictious. Like some myths that have been derived from real events.
'romanticized' but that means turning things into good/idealistic.I'm looking for a word that is neutral.
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Are you looking for a verb or a term for the genre? Please include an example sentence.
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Fictionalise (Am. Eng fictionalize)
verb
To fictionalize an account of something that really happened
means to tell it as a story, with some details changed or added.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 8:38
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This is the best answer. Alternatives that do not literally mean this, but should almost always be read as such are: "Based on actual events" and "Based on a true story".
– Michael Richardson
Dec 22 '18 at 16:00
In wikitionary they attributed 'alter real events by adding flasehood' to it's meaning , but thanks for the definition :).
– Rum
Dec 23 '18 at 9:48
add a comment |
"Fictionalise"/"fictionalize" (depending on local spelling) is - as already suggested - probably the closest, but I've also seen "dramatise"/"dramatize" (often as "dramatisation") used.
I want to say that the word for turning real events into fiction is "journalism", but that's probably not as helpful as I think it is.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 11:00
ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHereItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere
42014
On the 'drama' side of things, there's also the related 'dramatic license', although that doesn't fit in this context.
– Joe
Dec 22 '18 at 16:28
2
I like dramatize But I have to -1 for journalism
– Jim
Dec 23 '18 at 0:10
I have to +1 for journalism
– Sod Almighty
Dec 25 '18 at 3:05
add a comment |
A related literary term is roman à clef ('story with a key') in which real persons and events are overlaid with fictional persons and events.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 16:45
Jim MackJim Mack
7,04221832
Would it still have the same meaning if the characters/events were based on real persons? Or does the characters intrinsically have to be real?
– Rum
Dec 23 '18 at 9:50
1
@Rum - as you can see from the linked definition, the term is a bit flexible and can be used to cover either situation. Usually, it means a thinly disguised account of a real situation and real person(s).
– Jim Mack
Dec 23 '18 at 14:27
add a comment |
allegorise (Am. Eng. allegorize)
Verb, from:
Noun: allegory
figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 17:16
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According to Oxford Living Dictionary:
FACTION
mass noun
A literary and cinematic genre in which real events are used as a basis for a fictional narrative or dramatization.
‘the current vogue for faction seems about to overwhelm narrative history.
'FACTION' is a blend of 'fact' and 'fiction'.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 8:34
user307254user307254
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5
That’s not a verb meaning ‘turn into fiction’, though.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Dec 22 '18 at 9:42
6
I'm not about to vote down, but I would disagree. Perhaps O.L.D. has incorporated a portmanteau neologism, but "faction" already has a meaning - a group, bloc, party or sect often - but not necessarily - political [thesaurus.com].
– ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere
Dec 22 '18 at 11:06
Then we can say there are two homonyms which are the result of convergence of two different words.
– user307254
Dec 22 '18 at 11:29
1
@user307254 - Eventually, maybe, but I don't think we're there yet. As far as I'm concerned the O.L.D. definition is just plain wrong - but I recognise I might just be part of a group, bloc, sect etc. with that view...
– ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere
Dec 22 '18 at 12:24
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5 Answers
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Fictionalise (Am. Eng fictionalize)
verb
To fictionalize an account of something that really happened
means to tell it as a story, with some details changed or added.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 8:38
DuckisaduckisaduckDuckisaduckisaduck
1,284717
5
This is the best answer. Alternatives that do not literally mean this, but should almost always be read as such are: "Based on actual events" and "Based on a true story".
– Michael Richardson
Dec 22 '18 at 16:00
In wikitionary they attributed 'alter real events by adding flasehood' to it's meaning , but thanks for the definition :).
– Rum
Dec 23 '18 at 9:48
add a comment |
Fictionalise (Am. Eng fictionalize)
verb
To fictionalize an account of something that really happened
means to tell it as a story, with some details changed or added.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 8:38
DuckisaduckisaduckDuckisaduckisaduck
1,284717
5
This is the best answer. Alternatives that do not literally mean this, but should almost always be read as such are: "Based on actual events" and "Based on a true story".
– Michael Richardson
Dec 22 '18 at 16:00
In wikitionary they attributed 'alter real events by adding flasehood' to it's meaning , but thanks for the definition :).
– Rum
Dec 23 '18 at 9:48
add a comment |
Fictionalise (Am. Eng fictionalize)
verb
To fictionalize an account of something that really happened
means to tell it as a story, with some details changed or added.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 8:38
DuckisaduckisaduckDuckisaduckisaduck
1,284717
Fictionalise (Am. Eng fictionalize)
verb
To fictionalize an account of something that really happened
means to tell it as a story, with some details changed or added.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 8:38
DuckisaduckisaduckDuckisaduckisaduck
1,284717
answered Dec 22 '18 at 8:38
DuckisaduckisaduckDuckisaduckisaduck
1,284717
answered Dec 22 '18 at 8:38
DuckisaduckisaduckDuckisaduckisaduck
1,284717
answered Dec 22 '18 at 8:38
DuckisaduckisaduckDuckisaduckisaduck
1,284717
1,284717
5
This is the best answer. Alternatives that do not literally mean this, but should almost always be read as such are: "Based on actual events" and "Based on a true story".
– Michael Richardson
Dec 22 '18 at 16:00
In wikitionary they attributed 'alter real events by adding flasehood' to it's meaning , but thanks for the definition :).
– Rum
Dec 23 '18 at 9:48
add a comment |
5
This is the best answer. Alternatives that do not literally mean this, but should almost always be read as such are: "Based on actual events" and "Based on a true story".
– Michael Richardson
Dec 22 '18 at 16:00
In wikitionary they attributed 'alter real events by adding flasehood' to it's meaning , but thanks for the definition :).
– Rum
Dec 23 '18 at 9:48
5
5
This is the best answer. Alternatives that do not literally mean this, but should almost always be read as such are: "Based on actual events" and "Based on a true story".
– Michael Richardson
Dec 22 '18 at 16:00
This is the best answer. Alternatives that do not literally mean this, but should almost always be read as such are: "Based on actual events" and "Based on a true story".
– Michael Richardson
Dec 22 '18 at 16:00
In wikitionary they attributed 'alter real events by adding flasehood' to it's meaning , but thanks for the definition :).
– Rum
Dec 23 '18 at 9:48
In wikitionary they attributed 'alter real events by adding flasehood' to it's meaning , but thanks for the definition :).
– Rum
Dec 23 '18 at 9:48
add a comment |
"Fictionalise"/"fictionalize" (depending on local spelling) is - as already suggested - probably the closest, but I've also seen "dramatise"/"dramatize" (often as "dramatisation") used.
I want to say that the word for turning real events into fiction is "journalism", but that's probably not as helpful as I think it is.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 11:00
ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHereItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere
42014
On the 'drama' side of things, there's also the related 'dramatic license', although that doesn't fit in this context.
– Joe
Dec 22 '18 at 16:28
2
I like dramatize But I have to -1 for journalism
– Jim
Dec 23 '18 at 0:10
I have to +1 for journalism
– Sod Almighty
Dec 25 '18 at 3:05
add a comment |
"Fictionalise"/"fictionalize" (depending on local spelling) is - as already suggested - probably the closest, but I've also seen "dramatise"/"dramatize" (often as "dramatisation") used.
I want to say that the word for turning real events into fiction is "journalism", but that's probably not as helpful as I think it is.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 11:00
ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHereItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere
42014
On the 'drama' side of things, there's also the related 'dramatic license', although that doesn't fit in this context.
– Joe
Dec 22 '18 at 16:28
2
I like dramatize But I have to -1 for journalism
– Jim
Dec 23 '18 at 0:10
I have to +1 for journalism
– Sod Almighty
Dec 25 '18 at 3:05
add a comment |
"Fictionalise"/"fictionalize" (depending on local spelling) is - as already suggested - probably the closest, but I've also seen "dramatise"/"dramatize" (often as "dramatisation") used.
I want to say that the word for turning real events into fiction is "journalism", but that's probably not as helpful as I think it is.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 11:00
ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHereItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere
42014
"Fictionalise"/"fictionalize" (depending on local spelling) is - as already suggested - probably the closest, but I've also seen "dramatise"/"dramatize" (often as "dramatisation") used.
I want to say that the word for turning real events into fiction is "journalism", but that's probably not as helpful as I think it is.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 11:00
ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHereItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere
42014
answered Dec 22 '18 at 11:00
ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHereItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere
42014
answered Dec 22 '18 at 11:00
ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHereItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere
42014
answered Dec 22 '18 at 11:00
ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHereItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere
42014
42014
On the 'drama' side of things, there's also the related 'dramatic license', although that doesn't fit in this context.
– Joe
Dec 22 '18 at 16:28
2
I like dramatize But I have to -1 for journalism
– Jim
Dec 23 '18 at 0:10
I have to +1 for journalism
– Sod Almighty
Dec 25 '18 at 3:05
add a comment |
On the 'drama' side of things, there's also the related 'dramatic license', although that doesn't fit in this context.
– Joe
Dec 22 '18 at 16:28
2
I like dramatize But I have to -1 for journalism
– Jim
Dec 23 '18 at 0:10
I have to +1 for journalism
– Sod Almighty
Dec 25 '18 at 3:05
On the 'drama' side of things, there's also the related 'dramatic license', although that doesn't fit in this context.
– Joe
Dec 22 '18 at 16:28
On the 'drama' side of things, there's also the related 'dramatic license', although that doesn't fit in this context.
– Joe
Dec 22 '18 at 16:28
2
2
I like dramatize But I have to -1 for journalism
– Jim
Dec 23 '18 at 0:10
I like dramatize But I have to -1 for journalism
– Jim
Dec 23 '18 at 0:10
I have to +1 for journalism
– Sod Almighty
Dec 25 '18 at 3:05
I have to +1 for journalism
– Sod Almighty
Dec 25 '18 at 3:05
add a comment |
A related literary term is roman à clef ('story with a key') in which real persons and events are overlaid with fictional persons and events.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 16:45
Jim MackJim Mack
7,04221832
Would it still have the same meaning if the characters/events were based on real persons? Or does the characters intrinsically have to be real?
– Rum
Dec 23 '18 at 9:50
1
@Rum - as you can see from the linked definition, the term is a bit flexible and can be used to cover either situation. Usually, it means a thinly disguised account of a real situation and real person(s).
– Jim Mack
Dec 23 '18 at 14:27
add a comment |
A related literary term is roman à clef ('story with a key') in which real persons and events are overlaid with fictional persons and events.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 16:45
Jim MackJim Mack
7,04221832
Would it still have the same meaning if the characters/events were based on real persons? Or does the characters intrinsically have to be real?
– Rum
Dec 23 '18 at 9:50
1
@Rum - as you can see from the linked definition, the term is a bit flexible and can be used to cover either situation. Usually, it means a thinly disguised account of a real situation and real person(s).
– Jim Mack
Dec 23 '18 at 14:27
add a comment |
A related literary term is roman à clef ('story with a key') in which real persons and events are overlaid with fictional persons and events.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 16:45
Jim MackJim Mack
7,04221832
A related literary term is roman à clef ('story with a key') in which real persons and events are overlaid with fictional persons and events.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 16:45
Jim MackJim Mack
7,04221832
answered Dec 22 '18 at 16:45
Jim MackJim Mack
7,04221832
answered Dec 22 '18 at 16:45
Jim MackJim Mack
7,04221832
answered Dec 22 '18 at 16:45
Jim MackJim Mack
7,04221832
7,04221832
Would it still have the same meaning if the characters/events were based on real persons? Or does the characters intrinsically have to be real?
– Rum
Dec 23 '18 at 9:50
1
@Rum - as you can see from the linked definition, the term is a bit flexible and can be used to cover either situation. Usually, it means a thinly disguised account of a real situation and real person(s).
– Jim Mack
Dec 23 '18 at 14:27
add a comment |
Would it still have the same meaning if the characters/events were based on real persons? Or does the characters intrinsically have to be real?
– Rum
Dec 23 '18 at 9:50
1
@Rum - as you can see from the linked definition, the term is a bit flexible and can be used to cover either situation. Usually, it means a thinly disguised account of a real situation and real person(s).
– Jim Mack
Dec 23 '18 at 14:27
Would it still have the same meaning if the characters/events were based on real persons? Or does the characters intrinsically have to be real?
– Rum
Dec 23 '18 at 9:50
Would it still have the same meaning if the characters/events were based on real persons? Or does the characters intrinsically have to be real?
– Rum
Dec 23 '18 at 9:50
1
1
@Rum - as you can see from the linked definition, the term is a bit flexible and can be used to cover either situation. Usually, it means a thinly disguised account of a real situation and real person(s).
– Jim Mack
Dec 23 '18 at 14:27
@Rum - as you can see from the linked definition, the term is a bit flexible and can be used to cover either situation. Usually, it means a thinly disguised account of a real situation and real person(s).
– Jim Mack
Dec 23 '18 at 14:27
add a comment |
allegorise (Am. Eng. allegorize)
Verb, from:
Noun: allegory
figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 17:16
DuckisaduckisaduckDuckisaduckisaduck
1,284717
add a comment |
allegorise (Am. Eng. allegorize)
Verb, from:
Noun: allegory
figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 17:16
DuckisaduckisaduckDuckisaduckisaduck
1,284717
add a comment |
allegorise (Am. Eng. allegorize)
Verb, from:
Noun: allegory
figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 17:16
DuckisaduckisaduckDuckisaduckisaduck
1,284717
allegorise (Am. Eng. allegorize)
Verb, from:
Noun: allegory
figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 17:16
DuckisaduckisaduckDuckisaduckisaduck
1,284717
answered Dec 22 '18 at 17:16
DuckisaduckisaduckDuckisaduckisaduck
1,284717
answered Dec 22 '18 at 17:16
DuckisaduckisaduckDuckisaduckisaduck
1,284717
answered Dec 22 '18 at 17:16
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According to Oxford Living Dictionary:
FACTION
mass noun
A literary and cinematic genre in which real events are used as a basis for a fictional narrative or dramatization.
‘the current vogue for faction seems about to overwhelm narrative history.
'FACTION' is a blend of 'fact' and 'fiction'.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 8:34
user307254user307254
3,3332516
5
That’s not a verb meaning ‘turn into fiction’, though.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Dec 22 '18 at 9:42
6
I'm not about to vote down, but I would disagree. Perhaps O.L.D. has incorporated a portmanteau neologism, but "faction" already has a meaning - a group, bloc, party or sect often - but not necessarily - political [thesaurus.com].
– ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere
Dec 22 '18 at 11:06
Then we can say there are two homonyms which are the result of convergence of two different words.
– user307254
Dec 22 '18 at 11:29
1
@user307254 - Eventually, maybe, but I don't think we're there yet. As far as I'm concerned the O.L.D. definition is just plain wrong - but I recognise I might just be part of a group, bloc, sect etc. with that view...
– ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere
Dec 22 '18 at 12:24
add a comment |
According to Oxford Living Dictionary:
FACTION
mass noun
A literary and cinematic genre in which real events are used as a basis for a fictional narrative or dramatization.
‘the current vogue for faction seems about to overwhelm narrative history.
'FACTION' is a blend of 'fact' and 'fiction'.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 8:34
user307254user307254
3,3332516
5
That’s not a verb meaning ‘turn into fiction’, though.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Dec 22 '18 at 9:42
6
I'm not about to vote down, but I would disagree. Perhaps O.L.D. has incorporated a portmanteau neologism, but "faction" already has a meaning - a group, bloc, party or sect often - but not necessarily - political [thesaurus.com].
– ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere
Dec 22 '18 at 11:06
Then we can say there are two homonyms which are the result of convergence of two different words.
– user307254
Dec 22 '18 at 11:29
1
@user307254 - Eventually, maybe, but I don't think we're there yet. As far as I'm concerned the O.L.D. definition is just plain wrong - but I recognise I might just be part of a group, bloc, sect etc. with that view...
– ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere
Dec 22 '18 at 12:24
add a comment |
According to Oxford Living Dictionary:
FACTION
mass noun
A literary and cinematic genre in which real events are used as a basis for a fictional narrative or dramatization.
‘the current vogue for faction seems about to overwhelm narrative history.
'FACTION' is a blend of 'fact' and 'fiction'.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 8:34
user307254user307254
3,3332516
According to Oxford Living Dictionary:
FACTION
mass noun
A literary and cinematic genre in which real events are used as a basis for a fictional narrative or dramatization.
‘the current vogue for faction seems about to overwhelm narrative history.
'FACTION' is a blend of 'fact' and 'fiction'.
answered Dec 22 '18 at 8:34
user307254user307254
3,3332516
edited Dec 22 '18 at 8:48
answered Dec 22 '18 at 8:34
user307254user307254
3,3332516
answered Dec 22 '18 at 8:34
user307254user307254
3,3332516
answered Dec 22 '18 at 8:34
user307254user307254
3,3332516
3,3332516
5
That’s not a verb meaning ‘turn into fiction’, though.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Dec 22 '18 at 9:42
6
I'm not about to vote down, but I would disagree. Perhaps O.L.D. has incorporated a portmanteau neologism, but "faction" already has a meaning - a group, bloc, party or sect often - but not necessarily - political [thesaurus.com].
– ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere
Dec 22 '18 at 11:06
Then we can say there are two homonyms which are the result of convergence of two different words.
– user307254
Dec 22 '18 at 11:29
1
@user307254 - Eventually, maybe, but I don't think we're there yet. As far as I'm concerned the O.L.D. definition is just plain wrong - but I recognise I might just be part of a group, bloc, sect etc. with that view...
– ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere
Dec 22 '18 at 12:24
add a comment |
5
That’s not a verb meaning ‘turn into fiction’, though.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Dec 22 '18 at 9:42
6
I'm not about to vote down, but I would disagree. Perhaps O.L.D. has incorporated a portmanteau neologism, but "faction" already has a meaning - a group, bloc, party or sect often - but not necessarily - political [thesaurus.com].
– ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere
Dec 22 '18 at 11:06
Then we can say there are two homonyms which are the result of convergence of two different words.
– user307254
Dec 22 '18 at 11:29
1
@user307254 - Eventually, maybe, but I don't think we're there yet. As far as I'm concerned the O.L.D. definition is just plain wrong - but I recognise I might just be part of a group, bloc, sect etc. with that view...
– ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere
Dec 22 '18 at 12:24
5
5
That’s not a verb meaning ‘turn into fiction’, though.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Dec 22 '18 at 9:42
That’s not a verb meaning ‘turn into fiction’, though.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Dec 22 '18 at 9:42
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I'm not about to vote down, but I would disagree. Perhaps O.L.D. has incorporated a portmanteau neologism, but "faction" already has a meaning - a group, bloc, party or sect often - but not necessarily - political [thesaurus.com].
– ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere
Dec 22 '18 at 11:06
I'm not about to vote down, but I would disagree. Perhaps O.L.D. has incorporated a portmanteau neologism, but "faction" already has a meaning - a group, bloc, party or sect often - but not necessarily - political [thesaurus.com].
– ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere
Dec 22 '18 at 11:06
Then we can say there are two homonyms which are the result of convergence of two different words.
– user307254
Dec 22 '18 at 11:29
Then we can say there are two homonyms which are the result of convergence of two different words.
– user307254
Dec 22 '18 at 11:29
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@user307254 - Eventually, maybe, but I don't think we're there yet. As far as I'm concerned the O.L.D. definition is just plain wrong - but I recognise I might just be part of a group, bloc, sect etc. with that view...
– ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere
Dec 22 '18 at 12:24
@user307254 - Eventually, maybe, but I don't think we're there yet. As far as I'm concerned the O.L.D. definition is just plain wrong - but I recognise I might just be part of a group, bloc, sect etc. with that view...
– ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere
Dec 22 '18 at 12:24
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