/ Dictionary / Index P peripeteia: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: per•i•pe•tei•a Pronunciation: (per"u-pi-tī'u, -tē'u), [key] — n. a sudden turn of events or an unexpected reversal, esp. in a literary work. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: peripeteia (Thesaurus) peripatetic peripheral Related Content Daily Word Quiz: candor Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language