ANAGNORISIS

[an.ag.no.ri.sis] n, pl -ri.ses [Gk anagnorisis, fr. anagnorizein to recognize, fr. ana- + gnorizein to make known; akin to Gk gnorimos well-known, gignoskein to come to know--more at know] (ca. 1800): the point in the plot esp. of a tragedy at which the protagonist recognizes his or her or some other character's true identity or discovers the true nature of his or her own situation