péripétie

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περιπέτεια (peripéteia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.ʁi.pe.si/

Noun

péripétie f (plural péripéties)

1. peripeteia (sudden change in circumstances)
2. (by extension, in the plural) chain of unexpected events

Further reading

• “péripétie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.