peripeteia

Meaning of peripeteia

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

Information about peripeteia

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of peripeteia is: peripeteias.
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Hyphenation of peripeteia

peripeteia

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 10 chars.
  • peripeteia is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

peripeteia synonyms

Meaning peripetia:

peripetia, peripety

Words that rhyme with peripeteia

Astrateia, Sateia, politeia, Oresteia, aristeia, callisteia

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