peripeteia
A sudden reversal of fortune as a plot point in Classical tragedyA sudden reversal of fortune as a plot point in Classical tragedy.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A sudden reversal of fortune as a plot point in Classical tragedy.
Peripetie
перипети́яperipetíja
перипеті́яperypetíja
a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work)
(broadly, countable, uncountable)Any sudden change in circumstances; a crisis.
(countable, uncountable)A turning point in psychosocial development.
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Origin
From Late Latin peripetia, and its source Ancient Greek περιπέτεια (peripéteia), from περιFrom Late Latin peripetia, and its source Ancient Greek περιπέτεια (peripéteia), from περιπίπτω (peripíptō, “to change suddenly”), from περί (perí, “round, around, about”) + the stem of πίπτω (píptō, “to fall”).
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Forms
plural: peripeteiasSynonyms
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