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peripety

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for peripety.

Editorial note

Because in the movie Groundhog Day, when Phil Connors has had his moment of enlightenment/peripety, he quotes: "And winter, slumbering in the open air, Wears on his smiling face a dream of Spring!" Knowing this poem makes the film better.

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Quick take

(psychoanalysis) The third stage of a dream in Jungian theory.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of peripety gathered in one view.

noun

(psychoanalysis) The third stage of a dream in Jungian theory.

noun

Alternative form of peripeteia (“sudden change in circumstances; crisis”). [(drama) A sudden reversal of fortune as a plot point in Classical tragedy.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for peripety.

noun

(psychoanalysis) The third stage of a dream in Jungian theory.

noun

Alternative form of peripeteia (“sudden change in circumstances; crisis”). [(drama) A sudden reversal of fortune as a plot point in Classical tragedy.]

Example sentences

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Because in the movie Groundhog Day, when Phil Connors has had his moment of enlightenment/peripety, he quotes: "And winter, slumbering in the open air, Wears on his smiling face a dream of Spring!" Knowing this poem makes the film better.

Quote examples

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Because in the movie Groundhog Day, when Phil Connors has had his moment of enlightenment/peripety, he quotes: "And winter, slumbering in the open air, Wears on his smiling face a dream of Spring!" Knowing this poem makes the film better.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use peripety in a sentence?

Because in the movie Groundhog Day, when Phil Connors has had his moment of enlightenment/peripety, he quotes: "And winter, slumbering in the open air, Wears on his smiling face a dream of Spring!" Knowing this poem makes the film better.

What does peripety mean?

(psychoanalysis) The third stage of a dream in Jungian theory.

What part of speech is peripety?

peripety is commonly used as noun.