denouement Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the outcome of a complex sequence of events
  2. noun the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work

WordNet

Dé`noue`ment" noun (Also<
  • Denouement
  • Dénouement
)
Etymology
F. dénouement, fr. dénouer to untie; pref. dé- (L. dis-) + nouer to tie, fr. L. nodus knot, perh. for gnodus and akin to E. knot.
Definitions
  1. The unraveling or discovery of a plot; the catastrophe, especially of a drama or a romance.
  2. The solution of a mystery; issue; outcome.

Webster 1913