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Peripeteia

Noun (Literary): A sudden reversal of fortune or dramatic change in circumstances, often a turning point in a story or play.

Example sentence: In Shakespeare's play, Macbeth's peripeteia occurs when he realizes the witches' prophecies have deceived him.

Noun (Philosophy): A sudden transition, especially a dramatic or critical one, in a person's life or thinking.

Example sentence: The protagonist goes through a peripeteia in the novel, leading to a profound transformation of her beliefs.

Noun (Medicine): A sudden change or dynamic shift in the symptoms or course of a disease.

Example sentence: The patient's peripeteia surprised the doctors, as the disease unexpectedly took a positive turn.

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