PERIPETEIA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work)

Example:

a peripeteia swiftly turns a routine sequence of events into a story worth telling

Synonyms:

peripeteia; peripetia; peripety

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("peripeteia" is a kind of...):

surprise (a sudden unexpected event)

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