Definition
A descent or decline, especially a retreat from a higher to lower place or status; in rhetoric, a transition from a more serious to less serious tone.
Etymology
From Greek katabasis, from katabainein 'to go down,' composed of kata- 'down' and bainein 'to go.' The term was popularized by Xenophon's account of a Greek retreat from Persia.
Kelly Says
Catabasis describes both physical downhill movement and metaphorical decline—like when a story or conversation gets less intense. Xenophon's 'Anabasis' (the famous retreat) is literally the opposite of this word, making them perfect mirror concepts in ancient literature.
Translations
CACatalà
catabasis
kata-ba-sis
CSČeština
katabasis
kata-ba-sis
DADansk
katabasis
kata-ba-sis
DEDeutsch
Katabasis
kata-ba-sis
ELΕλληνικά
καταβάσις
kata-va-sis
ESEspañol
catabasis
kat-a-ba-sis
FISuomi
katabasis
kata-ba-sis
FRFrançais
catabasis
kata-ba-sis
GUGU
કેટાબાસિસ
ke-ta-ba-sis
HAHA
catabasis
kata-ba-sis
HUMagyar
katabasis
kata-ba-sis
IDBahasa Indonesia
catabasis
kata-ba-sis
IGIG
catabasis
kata-ba-sis
ITItaliano
catabasi
kata-ba-si
KKKK
каттабасис
katta-ba-sis
KMKM
កាតាបាស៊ីស
ka-ta-ba-si
KO한국어
카타바시스
kata-basi-seu
MRMR
कॅटॅबॅसिस
ka-tta-ba-sis
MSBahasa Melayu
catabasis
kata-ba-sis
MYမြန်မာ
ကာတာဘာစစ်
ka-ta-ba-si
NLNederlands
catabasis
kata-ba-sis
NONorsk
katabasis
kata-ba-sis
PAPA
ਕੈਟਾਬਾਸਿਸ
ka-tta-ba-sis
PLPolski
katabazys
kata-ba-zis
PTPortuguês
catabasia
kata-ba-zee-a
RORomână
catabasis
kata-ba-sis
RUРусский
катабасис
kata-basis
SVSvenska
katabasis
kata-ba-sis
SWKiswahili
catabasis
kata-ba-sis
TAதமிழ்
கீழ்நோக்கு
kiḻ-nōkku
TEతెలుగు
కాటాబాసిస్
kāṭā-bāsis
THไทย
คาตาบาซิส
ka-ta-ba-si
TLTL
catabasis
kata-ba-sis
TRTürkçe
katabasis
kata-ba-sis
UKУкраїнська
катабасіс
kata-ba-sis
VITiếng Việt
catabasis
ca-ta-ba-sis
YOYO
catabasis
kata-ba-sis
ZUZU
catabasis
kata-ba-sis