Definition of Peripety

1. Noun. 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"

Exact synonyms: Peripeteia, Peripetia
Generic synonyms: Surprise

Definition of Peripety

1. Noun. (alternative form of peripeteia) ¹

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Definition of Peripety

1. a sudden change in a course of events [n -TIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Peripety

peripatetically
peripateticism
peripateticisms
peripatetics
peripatric
peripatry
peripatus
peripatuses
peripetalous
peripeteia
peripeteias
peripetia
peripetias
peripeties
peripety (current term)
peripharyngeal
peripharyngeal space
peripherad
peripheral
peripheral aneurysm
peripheral anterior synechia
peripheral arteriosclerosis
peripheral blood stem cell transplantation
peripheral brain
peripheral brains
peripheral cataract
peripheral chemoreceptor
peripheral device
peripheral devices

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