anagnorisis

[ an-ag-nawr-uh-sis, -nohr- ]

noun,plural an·ag·no·ri·ses [an-ag-nawr-uh-seez, -nohr-]. /ˌæn ægˈnɔr əˌsiz, -ˈnoʊr-/.
  1. (in ancient Greek tragedy) the critical moment of recognition or discovery, especially preceding peripeteia.

Origin of anagnorisis

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1790–1800; <Latin <Greek, equivalent to anagnōrí(zein) to know again (ana-ana- + gnōr-, cognate with Latin -gnōr- in ignōrāre to ignore + -izein-ize) + -sis-sis; perhaps gnōr- from adj. derivative *gnō-ró- knowing

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How to use anagnorisis in a sentence

  • Now then for anagnorisis, comic peripeteia, division into acts, and the rest of the wallet!

    Two Sides of the Face | Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
  • Il Lasca, who deserves great credit for his perspicacity, carried on an unremitting warfare against the comedy of anagnorisis.

  • It was often associated with the anagnorisis or recognition.

    Play-Making | William Archer

British Dictionary definitions for anagnorisis

anagnorisis

/ (ˌænəɡˈnɒrɪsɪs) /


nounplural -ses (-ˌsiːz)
  1. (in Greek tragedy) the recognition or discovery by the protagonist of the identity of some character or the nature of his own predicament, which leads to the resolution of the plot; denouement

Origin of anagnorisis

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from Greek: recognition

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