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denouement

noun

de·​noue·​ment ˌdā-ˌnü-ˈmäⁿ How to pronounce denouement (audio)
dā-ˈnü-ˌmä
variants or less commonly dénouement
1
: the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
In the denouement, the two lovers commit suicide.
2
: the outcome of a complex sequence of events

Example Sentences

In the play's denouement, the two lovers kill themselves.
Recent Examples on the Web Among the regional alliances, only NATO was so successful as to continue in operation and be enlarged after the Cold War’s denouement. Michel Gurfinkiel, WSJ, 29 July 2022 McFarlane's latest has all the drama of a Bridget Jones' jaunt without as much overt self-flagellation and as many comic escapades, although the novel's denouement is certainly worth the wait. Usa Today Staff, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2022 For anyone not too bothered by departures from the novel, the romantic denouement will be immensely pleasurable. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 July 2022 Mathilde's search takes her on a series of adventures, and a good deal of the film is set after the war, but the denouement is as chilling as any movie set exclusively in a trench. David Faris, The Week, 28 June 2022 The denouement of disappointment was a 103-90 defeat in Game 6 Thursday night at TD Garden that ended any shot Tatum had at salvaging this nightmare series. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2022 The novel’s denouement comes with a horrifying turn. Claire Jarvis, The Atlantic, 12 July 2022 There is a curious lack of drama to what should, by rights, be the most compelling denouement imaginable to the English season. New York Times, 6 May 2022 This time, the characters navigate Italy, as the futures of the Roys’ media conglomerate, Waystar Royco, and some of its key players become unmoored, ahead of a shocking denouement. Lesley O'toole, Variety, 20 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

French dénouement, literally, untying, from Middle French desnouement, from desnouer to untie, from Old French desnoer, from des- de- + noer to tie, from Latin nodare, from nodus knot — more at node

First Known Use

1705, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of denouement was in 1705

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