Catastasis

/kəˈtæstəsɪs/

Translation of "catastasis" into Russian

Noun

/kəˈtæstəsɪs/

catastasis

catastases pl

катастасис

The catastasis of the play sets the stage for the climax.

Катастасис пьесы подготавливает сцену для кульминации.

Noun

/kəˈtæstəsɪs/

The part of a drama, especially in classical tragedy, in which the action is at its height and the characters are fully developed.

In the catastasis of the play, the protagonist faces the ultimate challenge that will determine their fate.

A descriptive section in classical rhetoric in which the circumstances or setting of the subject are vividly established for the audience.

In his speech on the famine, the orator’s catastasis detailed the withered fields and empty granaries to stir the listeners’ sympathy.

Pathology (rare): the stage of a disease when its symptoms remain at their peak or in a stationary state before crisis or remission.

During the catastasis of the fever, the patient’s temperature stayed dangerously high without further escalation.