anticlimax in Japanese
anticlimax in Japanese is 竜頭蛇尾 — anticlimax means a failed or reverse climax, particularly.
anticlimax in Japanese
竜頭蛇尾
Pronounced: ryuutōdabi
(rhetoric) An abrupt descent (either deliberate or unintentional) from the dignity of the idea which the speaker or writer appeared to be aiming for.
What does "anticlimax" mean?
- 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.
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What is "anticlimax" in Japanese?
"anticlimax" in Japanese is 竜頭蛇尾. anticlimax means: A failed or reverse climax, particularly
How do you pronounce 竜頭蛇尾?
"anticlimax" in Japanese is 竜頭蛇尾, pronounced "ryuutōdabi".
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