COUNTERTURN

Meaning of COUNTERTURN in English

noun the critical moment in a play, when, contrary to expectation, the action is embroiled in new difficulties.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

COUNTERTURN — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˌ- noun Etymology: counter- + turn 1. [translation of Greek antistrophe ] : an unexpected turn or development in the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COUNTERTURN — (n.) The critical moment in a play, when, contrary to expectation, the action is embroiled in new difficulties.
Английский словарь Webster
COUNTERTURN — ( n. ) The critical moment in a play, when, contrary to expectation, the action is embroiled in new difficulties.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COUNTERTURN — /kown"teuhr terrn'/ , n. 1. a turn in an opposing or contrary direction. 2. an unexpected twist or turn of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary