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