peripezia

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peripezia

  • /peripetˈtsia/

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dal greco περιπέτειαcioè "fatto, avvenimento imprevisto"

noun peripezie

  1. vicenda sfortunata inaspettata

Similar: caso, vicenda, accidente, incidente, disgrazia, calamità, disavventura, odissea, vicissitudine, traversia, guaio · Opposite: caso fortunato, fortuna

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In English

  • adventure encountering of risks
  • peripeteia a reversal of fortune; a sudden change in circumstances

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@misc{peripezia_2026,
  title = {peripezia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/peripezia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}