anagnorisis

English

Etymology

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

Noun

anagnorisis (countable and uncountable, plural anagnorises)

1. The moment in the plot of a drama in which the hero makes a discovery that explains previously unexplained events or situations; a denouement.
   • 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:

     His heroines never have a true anagnorisis because the moral fault is never in themselves, only in outside conspirators.

Translations

moment in the plot when a character makes a critical discovery

• Dutch: anagnorisis f
• Polish: anagnoryzm m
• Portuguese: anagnórise f

Dutch

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀναγνώρισις (anagnṓrisis).

Noun

anagnorisis f (plural anagnorises)

1. (narratology) anagnorisis