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γελοία κατάπτωση — meaning in English

geloia kataptosi

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English meaning

  • anticlimax noun A failed or reverse climax, particularly

Senses

γελοία κατάπτωση 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

  1. noun A failed or reverse climax, particularly
  2. noun A failed or reverse climax
  3. noun An unsatisfying resolution to a narrative, usually owing to a deus ex machina or similarly trivial resolution of the main conflict.
  4. 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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