Meaning of cataplexis | Babel Free
Definitions
A rhetorical device in which a threat of retribution (especially of divine punishment) is made in response to wrongdoing.
Examples
“In III.v's [sc. Ben Jonson's Epicoene] final sixty lines, Morose and Truewit wish⟳ calamity on Cutbeard: 'May he get⟳ the itch, and his shop⟳ so lousy as no man dare come⟳ at him' (III.v.70-71). They focus⟳ half of their cataplexis on Cutbeard's body, which they hope⟳ will develop⟳ blotches and gout, and the other half on the objects of his trade⟳.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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