Peripeteia Definition
perəpitēə, perəpitīə
noun
A sudden change of fortune or reversal of circumstances, as in a drama.
Webster's New World
(psychoanalysis) Peripety. [from 1960s]
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- peripety
- peripetia
Origin of Peripeteia
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From Late Latin peripetia, and its source Ancient Greek περιπέτεια (peripeteia), ultimately from περί (peri, “round, around, about") + the stem of πίπτω (piptō, “to fall").
From Wiktionary
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Greek from peripiptein peripet- to change suddenly peri- peri- piptein to fall pet- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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