anagnorisis

Meaning

The moment in the plot of a drama in which the hero makes a discovery that explains previously unexplained events or situations; a denouement.

Synonyms

recognition

Translations

Anagnorisis

αναγνώρισις

anagnórise

anagnórisis

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀναγνώρισις (anagnṓrisis), from ἀναγνωρίζειν (anagnōrízein, “to recognise, discover”).