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an·ti·cli·max
 anticlimax
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- pronunciation:
- aen
ti
klaI
maeks
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a disappointingly weak or ordinary conclusion or event, following events or statements that build expectations for something powerful or moving.
After his forceful call for radical change, his proposal was an anticlimax.- synonyms:
- disappointment, letdown
- similar words:
- comedown, dud
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| definition 2: |
a descent from important or powerful ideas, esp. in speech or writing, to much less significant ones.
- synonyms:
- descent
- similar words:
- bathos
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| definition 3: |
a disappointing period of descent or decline in contrast to a previous rise.
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| related words: |
letdown |
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| derivations: |
anticlimactic (adj.), anticlimactically (adv.) |
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