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peripetia

noun

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

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Word length
9
Starts with
P
Ends with
A
Contains
ER
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

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

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

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

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