Definition of Anticlimax

1. Noun. A disappointing decline after a previous rise. "The anticlimax of a brilliant career"

Generic synonyms: Downfall, Fall
Derivative terms: Anticlimactic

2. Noun. A change from a serious subject to a disappointing one.
Exact synonyms: Bathos
Group relationships: Story
Generic synonyms: Close, Closing, Conclusion, End, Ending
Derivative terms: Anticlimactic

Definition of Anticlimax

1. n. A sentence in which the ideas fall, or become less important and striking, at the close; -- the opposite of climax. It produces a ridiculous effect.

Definition of Anticlimax

1. Noun. A break in the final crescendo or climax of a narrative, producing a disappointing end. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Anticlimax

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Anticlimax

anticke
anticked
anticker
antickers
anticking
antickly
anticks
anticlastic
anticlerical
anticlericalism
anticlericals
anticlimactic
anticlimactical
anticlimactically
anticlimax (current term)
anticlimaxes
anticlimb
anticlinal
anticlinals
anticline
anticlined
anticlines
anticling
anticlinoria
anticlinorium
anticlinoriums
anticlockwise
anticloning
anticlot

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