anagnorisis

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

noun

, plural an·ag·no·ri·ses [an-ag-, nawr, -, uh, -seez, -, nohr, -].

1. (in ancient Greek tragedy) the critical moment of recognition or discovery, especially preceding peripeteia.

anagnorisis

/ ˌænəɡˈnɒrɪsɪs /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of anagnorisis¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of anagnorisis¹

from Greek: recognition

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

Il Lasca, who deserves great credit for his perspicacity, carried on an unremitting warfare against the comedy of anagnorisis.

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It was often associated with the anagnorisis or recognition.

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