Word of the Day – Eucatastrophe

Eucatastrophe (n)

yeoo-kat-ast-roh-fee

A sudden and favourable turn of events in a story; a happy ending.

Apparently coined by the late great J.R.R. Tolkien.

Example sentences

“It looked like the hero was doomed until; a eucatastrophe and he was saved!”

“I fully expected a eucatastrophe, but no, he died, she died, they all died.”