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anticlimax [ˌæntɪˈklaɪmæks] n
1. a disappointing or ineffective conclusion to a series of events, etc. 2. a sudden change from a serious subject to one that is disappointing or ludicrous 3. (Literature / Rhetoric) Rhetoric a descent in discourse from the significant or important to the trivial, inconsequential, etc. anticlimactic [ˌæntɪklaɪˈmæktɪk] adj anticlimactically adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
anticlimax noun disappointment, letdown, comedown (informal), bathos His international career ended in anticlimax. summit, height, highlight, top, peak, climax, high point, culmination, zenith Quotations "This is the way the world ends" "Not with a bang but a whimper" [T.S. Eliot The Hollow Men] Translations anticlimax [ˈæntɪˈklaɪmæks] N 1. (= disappointment) → decepción f what an anticlimax! → ¡qué decepción! the book ends in anticlimax → la novela termina de modo decepcionante the game came as an anticlimax → el partido no correspondió con lo que se esperaba 2. (Rhetoric) → anticlímax m inv anticlimax [ˌæntiˈklaɪmæks] n to be an anticlimax → être décevant(e) His speech was a bit of an anticlimax BUT Son discours était un peu décevant. anticlimax [ˈæntɪˈklaɪmæks] n → delusione f the game came as an anticlimax → la partita si rivelò una delusione n anticlimax [ӕntiˈklaimӕks] a dull or disappointing ending to a play, activity etc after increasing excitement After the weeks of preparation, the concert itself was a bit of an anticlimax. antiklimaks هُبوط، خاتِمَة غَيْر مُشَرِّفَه жалък завършек zklamání antiklimaks die Entäuschung απογοητευτική κατάληξη anticlímax pettumus افت؛ نزول antikliimaksi déception נְפִילָה, אַכזָבָה प्रतिकाष्ठा antiklimaks nagy csalódás antiklimaks spennufall; hnignun; vonbrigði delusione 尻すぼみ 비참한 결과 apvylimas atslābums antiklimaks anticlimax antiklimaks rozczarowanie anticlímax efect contrar; decepţie разочарование sklamanie razočaranje razočarenje antiklimax เหตุการณ์ที่จบลงอย่างจืด ๆ düş kırıklığına uğratıcı sonuç, ters etki 令人掃興的結果 спад напруження; підупад عروج سے زوال ہونا ، معکوس sự giảm dần 虎头蛇尾 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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