anticlimax

Definition of Anticlimax in English :

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Noun

1. anticlimax

a disappointing decline after a previous rise

Example Sentences:
'the anticlimax of a brilliant career'

2. anticlimax, bathos

a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one

bathos

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Anticlimax

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noun

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. rhetoric

a descent in discourse from the significant or important to the trivial, inconsequential, etc

Anticlimax

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noun

1.

a sudden drop from the dignified or important in thought or expression to the commonplace or trivial, sometimes for humorous effect

2.

a descent, as in a series of events, which is in ludicrous or disappointing contrast to a preceding rise

Anticlimax

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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 change in speaking or writing from the impressive or significant to the ludicrous or inconsequential, or an instance of this, as in "He has seen the ravages of war, he has known natural catastrophes, he has been to singles bars" (Woody Allen).

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