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anticlimax
Anticlimax (noun) means a climax that fails to happen, or that turns out the opposite way.
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1
A climax that fails to happen, or that turns out the opposite way.
"Reed, Superba of yore, made a gallant effort to summon the Promethean fire that once burned within him when it was his “listening senates to command,” but his vaunted perorations proved anticlimaces and his oratory a flop."
— , The Two Dromios, Jim and Jouette (1935)
2
A climax that fails to happen, or that turns out the opposite way.
3
An ending to a story that leaves the reader unsatisfied, often because the main problem is solved too easily.
4
A sudden drop from a serious or important idea to something far less significant, in speech or writing.
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What is the meaning of anticlimax?
"anticlimax" (noun) means a climax that fails to happen, or that turns out the opposite way.
What is another word for anticlimax?
Other words for "anticlimax" include bathos.
What is the opposite of anticlimax?
The opposite of "anticlimax" is climax.
What are the different meanings of anticlimax?
"anticlimax" has 3 main meanings: 1. A climax that fails to happen, or that turns out the opposite way; 2. A climax that fails to happen, or that turns out the opposite way; 3. An ending to a story that leaves the reader unsatisfied, often because the main problem is solved too easily.
