denouement
noun
de·noue·ment
ˌdā-ˌnü-ˈmäⁿ
dā-ˈnü-ˌmäⁿ
variants
or less commonly dénouement
plural denouements also dénouements
1
: the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a novel, play, film, etc.
In the novel's denouement, the two hostages escape to freedom.
It is an intentionally unsettling denouement, which is in keeping with the tone and purpose of the entire miniseries.—David Wiegand
2
: the outcome of a complex sequence of events
the competition's exciting denouement
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