Peripeteia
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For a purported perpetual motion generator, see perepiteia.
For the Anagnorisis album, see Peripeteia (album).
Peripeteia /ˌpɛrəpɪˈteɪ.ə/ (alternative Latin form: Peripetīa, ultimately from Greek: περιπέτεια) is a reversal of circumstances, or turning point. The term is primarily used with reference to works of literature; its anglicized form is peripety.