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1. (n.) anticlimax
an event, conclusion, statement, etc., that is far less important, powerful, or striking than expected.
2. anticlimax
a descent in power, quality, or dignity; a disappointing, weak, or inglorious conclusion.
3. anticlimax
a noticeable or ludicrous descent from lofty ideas or expressions to banalities or commonplace remarks.
Etymology: (1720–30)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) anticlimax
a disappointing decline after a previous rise
"the anticlimax of a brilliant career"
2. (noun) anticlimax, bathos
a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one
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1. (noun) anticlimax
disappointment after excitement
In the end, winning was an anticlimax.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) anticlimax
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
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Sense: 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.
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 Afrikaans: antiklimaks |
 Arabic: هُبوط، خاتِمَة غَيْر مُشَ |
 Bulgarian: жалък завършек |
 Brazilian: anticlímax |
 Czech: zklamání |
 German: die Entäuschung |
 Danish: antiklimaks |
 Greek: απογοητευτική κατάληξη |
 Spanish: anticlímax |
 Estonian: pettumus |
 Farsi: افت؛ نزول |
 Finnish: antikliimaksi |
 French: déception |
 Hebrew: נְפִילָה, אַכזָבָה |
 Hindi: प्रतिकाष्ठा |
 Croatian: antiklimaks |
 Hungarian: nagy csalódás |
 Indonesian: antiklimaks |
 Icelandic: spennufall; hnignun; vonb |
 Italian: delusione |
 Japanese: 尻すぼみ |
 Korean: 비참한 결과 |
 Lithuanian: apvylimas |
 Latvian: atslābums |
 Malay: antiklimaks |
 Dutch: anticlimax |
 Norwegian: antiklimaks |
 Polish: rozczarowanie |
 Persian: افت؛ نزول |
 Pashto: نزول ، بربادی، افت |
 Portuguese: anticlímax |
 Romanian: efect contrar; decepţie |
 Russian: разочарование |
 Slovak: sklamanie |
 Slovenian: razočaranje |
 Serbian: razočarenje |
 Swedish: antiklimax |
 Thai: เหตุการณ์ที่จบลงอย่างจืด |
 Turkish: düş kırıklığına uğratıcı |
 Taiwanese: 令人掃興的結果 |
 Ukrainian: спад напруження; підупад |
 Urdu: عروج سے زوال ہونا ، معکوس |
 Vietnamese: sự giảm dần |
 Chinese: 虎头蛇尾，令人扫兴的结尾 |
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