peripety

[US]/ˌperɪˈpiːti/
[UK]/ˌperɪˈpiːti/

Translation

n.a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances
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Example Sentences

the play features a dramatic peripety when the hero discovers his enemy's true identity.

critics praised the sudden peripety that transformed the protagonist's fate.

the novel's tragic peripety left readers emotionally devastated.

the narrative peripety occurs at the midpoint of the story.

aristotle defined peripety as a reversal of circumstances.

the film uses peripety to subvert audience expectations.

many shakespearean tragedies contain a powerful peripety.

the story's emotional peripety marks the climax of the drama.

viewers were shocked by the unexpected peripety in the final scene.

the playwright crafted a shocking peripety that changed everything.

classic peripety often involves a moment of anagnorisis.

the series' biggest peripety was the character's sudden betrayal.

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