Definition of peripety

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  • peripety is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 15
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Definition of peripety

  • a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. peripeteia
    2. peripetia

See definition of peripety in Merriam Webster