anagnorisis
/ˌænəɡˈnɒrɪsɪs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.01 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The moment in the plot of a drama in which the hero makes a discovery that explains previously unexplained events or situations; a denouement.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "His heroines never have a true anagnorisis because the moral fault is never in themselves, only in outside conspirators."
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀναγνώρισις (anagnṓrisis), from ἀναγνωρίζειν (anagnōrízein, “to recognise, discover”).