cataplexis

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek κατάπληξις (katáplēxis, “amazement, consternation”), from καταπλήσσω (kataplḗssō, “to amaze, astound”). === Noun === cataplexis (uncountable) (rhetoric) A rhetorical device in which a threat of retribution (especially of divine punishment) is made in response to wrongdoing. Synonym: commination ==== Related terms ==== cataplexy