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.