plot twist
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plot twist
noun plot twists
- A change in the direction or expected outcome of the plot of a film, novel, or other narrative work. It was daring of Lena Dunham, the show’s writer and creator, to introduce this particular plot twist. Assisted suicide is one of the subjects that American television shows steadily avoid.
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noun change in the direction or expected outcome of the plot
| Español | cambio de dirección del diagrama, giro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 작의 강선전도 jagui gangseonjeondo |
| 日本語 | プロットの再方向付け purotto no sai-hōkōzuke, プロットの捻れ purotto no nejire |
| 中文 | 劇情轉彎 /剧情转弯 jùqíng zhuǎnwān |
| Português | reviravolta, plot twist |
| Français | rebondissement, coup de théâtre, retournement de situation |
| Deutsch | unerwartete Wendung, überraschende Wendung der Handlung, Plottorsion, Plottwist |
| Italiano | colpo di scena |
| Ελληνικά | συστροφή πλοκών systrofí plokón |
| Русский | поворо́т сюже́та povorót sjužéta |
Talk about this word "plot twist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/plot%20twist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. plot twist. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/plot%20twist "plot twist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/plot%20twist.
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@misc{plot_twist_2026,
title = {plot twist},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/plot%20twist},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
