peripeteia

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noun

Plural noun:

peripeteiasperipetiaperipety

1.
(countable, uncountable)(drama) A sudden reversal of fortune as a plot point in Classical tragedy.
2.
(broadly, countable, uncountable)(by extension) Any sudden change in circumstances; a crisis.
3.
(countable, uncountable)(psychoanalysis) A turning point in psychosocial development.

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From peripetia, and its source Ancient Greek περιπέτεια, from περιπίπτω (to change suddenly), from περί (round, around, about) + the stem of πίπτω (to fall).