denouement – the end of a story, in which everything is explained
(Pronounced day-noo-mon)
To remember the definition of the word denouement, use the following mnemonic:
Every day, there's a new episode about monsters (denouement). Tonight is the end of the story, in which everything is explained.
Examples of denouement in a sentence
The denouement of the long running TV series was incredibly disappointing.
Writing a satisfying denouement to her murder mystery was proving to be difficult.
They were having a heated discussion about how they thought the denouement should have played out.