counterturn

counterturn
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˌ-\ noun
Etymology: counter- + turn
1. [translation of Greek antistrophe] : an unexpected turn or development in the action of a play especially at the climax
2. : a turn in the opposite direction

amid the turns and counterturns, the strife and various trials of our complex being — William Wordsworth

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/kown"teuhr terrn'/, n.
1. a turn in an opposing or contrary direction.
2. an unexpected twist or turn of events in the plot of a story, play, or the like.
[1580-90; COUNTER- + TURN]

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