characterization
noun
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| \ 藢ker-ik-t(蓹-)r蓹-藞z膩-sh蓹n
, 藢ka-rik-\
, 藢ka-rik-\
Definition of characterization
: the act of characterizing
especially
: the artistic representation (as in fiction or drama) of human character or motives
the author's characterization of the boy as someone who wanted to be accepted by others