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Showing words for PERIPETEIA using the English dictionary

10 Letter Words for Peripeteia

peripeteia

9 Letter Words for Peripeteia

papeterie, peripetia

8 Letter Words for Peripeteia

piperate

7 Letter Words for Peripeteia

epitria, papeete, peatier, periapt, piteira, pretape, tippier

6 Letter Words for Peripeteia

appere, appert, appete, epeira, epitra, papier, pariet, partie, peeper, peerie, pereia, perite, periti, perpet, petrie, pipier, pirate, pitier, pratie, priapi, pteria, rappee, repeat, repipe, retape, rippet, rippit, taipei, tapper, tippee, tipper, tipree, treppe

5 Letter Words for Peripeteia

aerie, apert, appet, apter, arete, arite, atrip, eater, eerie, erept, etape, irate, paire, pairt, paper, parte, parti, patee, peare, peart, peepe, peert, perai, perea, perit, petar, peter, petre, petri, piert, pieta, piper, pipit, pipra, pirai, prate, preta, rappe, reate, retia, retie, retip, taper, tapir, tarie, tepee, terai, terap, trape, tripe

4 Letter Words for Peripeteia

aire, airt, aper, apii, appt, aret, arte, atip, eira, eire, epee, epit, erat, eria, erie, iare, ieee, irpe, itai, iter, paip, pair, pape, pare, pari, parp, part, pate, peai, pear, peat, peep, peer, pere, peri, perp, pert, peta, pete, pier, piet, pipa, pipe, pipi, pita, prat, pree, prep, pret, prie, rait, rape, rapt, rate, reap, reet, reit, repp, rept, rete, ripa, ripe, ripp, ript, rita, rite, tape, tare, tari, tarp, teap, tear, teer, tepa, tepe, tera, terp, tiar, tier, tipe, tire, trap, tree, trie, trip

3 Letter Words for Peripeteia

aer, air, ait, ape, app, apr, apt, are, art, ate, atp, ear, eat, eer, eir, epa, epi, era, ere, ert, eta, ipr, ira, ire, ita, pap, par, pat, pea, pee, pep, per, pet, pia, pie, pip, pir, pit, ppa, ppi, ppr, ppt, pre, prp, pta, pte, ptp, rai, rap, rat, rea, ree, rei, rep, ria, rie, rip, rit, rpt, rte, rti, tai, tap, tar, tea, tee, ter, tie, tip, tpi, tra, tri, trp

Definitions for Peripeteia

[1] a sudden turn of events or an unexpected reversal, especially in a literary work.
[2] (esp in drama) an abrupt turn of events or reversal of circumstances

Words related to Peripeteia

culmination, twist, climax, juncture, crux, axis, change, contingency, crisis, crossing, crossroads, crunch, cusp, development, emergency, exigency, hinge, nexus, pass, peak

Words nearby Peripeteia

periovaritis, peripachymeningitis, peripancreatitis, peripatetic, peripatus, peripeteia, peripherad, peripheral, peripheral device, peripheral dysostosis, peripheral motor neuron

Origin of Peripeteia

1585–95; < Greek peripéteia sudden change, equivalent to peripet(ḗs ) literally, falling round (peri- peri- + pet-, base of píptein to fall) + -eia -y3

Word origin for Peripeteia

C16: from Greek, from peri- + piptein to fall (to change suddenly, literally: to fall around)

Synonyms for Peripeteia

climax, critical point, crux, culmination, juncture, twist, axis, change, climacteric, contingency, 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, 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