catastasis

noun /kəˈtæstəsɪs/

1. In classical drama, the second and penultimate section, in which action is heightened for the catastrophe.

   countable, uncountable

   It doubles itself in the middle of his life, reflects itself in another, repeats itself, protasis, epitasis, catastasis, catastrophe.

2. The part of a speech that states the subject to be discussed.

   countable, uncountable

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek κατάστασις (katástasis, “settling, appointment”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry catastasis (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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