anticlimax (redirected from anticlimaxes)

an·ti·cli·max  (nt-klmks, nt-)

n.

1. A decline viewed in disappointing contrast with a previous rise: the anticlimax of a brilliant career.

2. Something trivial or commonplace that concludes a series of significant events: After a week of dramatic negotiations, all that followed was anticlimax.

3. A sudden descent in speaking or writing from the impressive or significant to the ludicrous or inconsequential, or an instance of it: "Waggish non-Yale men never seem weary of calling 'for God, for Country and for Yale' the outstanding single anticlimax in the English language" (Time).

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anti·cli·mactic (-kl-mktk) adj.

anti·cli·macti·cal·ly adv.

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anticlimax

Noun

a disappointing conclusion to a series of events

anticlimactic adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	anticlimax - a disappointing decline after a previous rise; "the anticlimax of a brilliant career" downfall, fall - a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"
	2.	anticlimax - a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one bathos story - a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines" close, closing, ending, conclusion, end - the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..."

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anticlimax

noun disappointment, letdown, comedown (informal) bathos << OPPOSITE climax

Translations

anticlimax [æntɪˈklaɪmæks] n → decepción f

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anticlimax [ˈæntɪˈklaɪmæks] n → déception f

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anticlimax [ˈæntɪˈklaɪmæks] n → Enttäuschung f

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anticlimax [ˈæntɪˈklaɪmæks] n it was an anticlimax → fu una completa delusione

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anticlimax

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 pettymys déception נְפִילָה, אַכזָבָה प्रतिकाष्ठा antiklimaks nagy csalódás antiklimaks spennufall; hnignun; vonbrigði delusione 尻すぼみ 용두사미 apvylimas atslābums antiklimaks anticlimax antiklimaks rozczarowanie anticlímax efect contrar; decepţie разочарование sklamanie razočaranje razočarenje antiklimax เหตุการณ์ที่จบลงอย่างจืด ๆ düş kırıklığına uğratıcı sonuç, ters etki 虎頭蛇尾 спад напруження; підупад عروج سے زوال ہونا ، معکوس sự giảm dần 虎头蛇尾