Catastasis
[kə-TAS-tə-sis]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Greek, mid-17th century
1.
The third part of an ancient Greek drama, in which the action is heightened for the catastrophe.
Examples of Catastasis in a sentence
"The relationships between the characters in the play grew more complex as it reached its catastasis."
"Antoine announced, as though it was the catastasis of a Greek drama, that he planned to abstain from carbs for the entire month."
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