anticlimax — meaning in English
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English meaning
- anticlimax noun A failed or reverse climax, particularly
Senses
anticlimax is used for these senses in English:
- anticlimax (rhetoric) An abrupt descent (either deliberate or unintentional) from the dignity of the idea which the speaker or writer appeared to be aiming for.
anticlimax — full definition
- noun A failed or reverse climax, particularly
- noun A failed or reverse climax
- noun An unsatisfying resolution to a narrative, usually owing to a deus ex machina or similarly trivial resolution of the main conflict.
- noun An abrupt descent (either deliberate or unintentional) from the dignity of the idea which the speaker or writer appeared to be aiming for.