US /ˌæntiːklaɪˈmæktɪk/
adj Freq #60329

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Disappointing because it is far less exciting than expected.

    After all the build-up, the ending of the story felt anticlimactic.

  2. 2
    adj

    Coming after the climax, when the excitement has already passed.

    Everything after the murderer was revealed seemed anticlimactic.

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Synonyms
2 adj · coming after the climax,... anticlimactical

Etymology

From anti- + climactic.

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