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Definitions for Anticlimax
[1] an event, conclusion, statement, etc., that is far less important, powerful, or striking than expected.
[2] a descent in power, quality, dignity, etc.; a disappointing, weak, or inglorious conclusion: After serving as president, he may find life in retirement an anticlimax.
[3] a noticeable or ludicrous descent from lofty ideas or expressions to banalities or commonplace remarks: We were amused by the anticlimax of the company's motto: “For God, for country, and for Acme Gasworks.”
[4] a disappointing or ineffective conclusion to a series of events, etc
[5] a sudden change from a serious subject to one that is disappointing or ludicrous
[6] rhetoric a descent in discourse from the significant or important to the trivial, inconsequential, etc
Words related to Anticlimax
letdown, decline, comedown, descent, drop, slump, disappointment, bathos
Words nearby Anticlimax
anticipatory assimilation, anticity, anticlastic, anticlerical, anticlimactic, anticlimax, anticlinal, anticline, anticlinorium, anticlockwise, anticlotting
Origin of Anticlimax
First recorded in 1720–30; anti- + climax
Synonyms for Anticlimax
letdown, bathos, comedown, decline, descent, disappointment, drop, slump