catacosmesis
A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in "proper order", particularlyA rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in "proper order", particularly: A descending order from best, greatest, etc. to worst, lowest, etc.
Meaning
3 sensesA rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in "proper order", particularly
(rhetoric, uncountable)A descending order from best, greatest, etc. to worst, lowest, etc.
(rhetoric, uncountable)A chronological order from first to last.
(obsolete, rhetoric, uncountable)An ascending order from worst, lowest, etc. to best, greatest, etc; a climax.
Origin
From the Latin form of the Ancient Greek κατακόσμησις (katakósmēsis, “arrangement”).From the Latin form of the Ancient Greek κατακόσμησις (katakósmēsis, “arrangement”).
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Synonyms
4 synonymsascending series:climaxC1
temporal series:arrangementB1chronological order
descending series:anticlimax
Antonyms
1 antonymsdescending series:climaxC1
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable