peripety

Plural: peripeties

Noun

• A sudden and unexpected reversal of fortune, especially in a drama.
• a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work)
• Alternative form of peripeteia (“sudden change in circumstances; crisis”).
• The third stage of a dream in Jungian theory.

Examples

• The PERIPETY of the game saw him go from last to first with one brilliant word.

Synonyms

peripeteia, peripetia