Synonyms for peripeteia
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : per-uh-pi-tahy-uh, -tee-uh |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌpɛr ə pɪˈtaɪ ə, -ˈti ə |
Top 10 synonyms for peripeteia Other synonyms for the word peripeteia
- crisis
- critical mass
- critical moment
- critical period
- crossing
- crossroads
- crucial moment
- crucial occurrence
- crucial period
- crunch
- cusp
- decisive moment
- defining moment
- development
- emergency
- exigency
- high noon
- hinge
- kairotic moment
- moment of truth
- nexus
- pass
- peak
- peripeteia
- pinch
- pivot
- pivotal moment
- point of no return
- race against time
- rising action
- shift
- strait
- transition
- turn of the tide
- when push comes to shove
- zero hour
Définition of peripeteia
Origin :- also peripetia, 1590s, from Greek peripeteia "a turn right about; a sudden change" (of fortune, in a tragedy), from peri- "around" (see peri-) + stem of piptein "to fall" (see symptom).
- As in turning point : noun critical juncture
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