The word "drama" is not a four letter word though it seems to be becoming one. I wonder if we are super interested in a dull safe existence.

 
Main Entry: drama
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: theatrical piece; acting
Synonyms: Broadway, boards, climax, comedy, dramatic art, dramatization, dramaturgy, farce, footlights, histrionic art, melodrama, play, production, scene, show, show business, showmanship, stage show, stagecraft, tear-jerker, theater, theatricals, thespian art, tragedy, vehicle*
Antonyms: comedy
* = informal/non-formal usage
Main Entry: drama
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: turmoil in real life
Synonyms: climax, comedy, crisis, dramatics, emotion, excitement, farce, histrionics, melodrama, scene, spectacle, tension, theatrics, tragedy
Main Entry: composition
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: written or musical creation
Synonyms: arrangement, article, cantata, chart, concerto, dissertation, drama, essay, exercise, exposition, fiction, getup, literary work, manuscript, melody, music, novel, number, opus, paper, piece, play, poetry, rhapsody, romance, score, setup, short story, song, stanza, study, symphony, theme, thesis, tune, verse, work, writing
Main Entry: excitement
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: enthusiasm; incitement
Synonyms: action, activity, ado, adventure, agitation, animation, bother, buzz*, commotion, confusion, discomposure, disturbance, dither, drama , elation, emotion, excitation, feeling, ferment, fever, flurry, frenzy, furor, fuss, heat*, hubbub, hullabaloo*, hurry, hysteria, impulse, instigation, intoxication, kicks, melodrama, motivation, motive, movement, passion, perturbation, provocation, rage, stimulation, stimulus, stir, thrill, titillation, to-do, trepidation, tumult, turmoil, urge, warmth, wildness
Antonyms: apathy, boredom, calm, calmness, dullness, lull, peace
* = informal/non-formal usage