anticlimactic

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US /ˌæntiːklaɪˈmæktɪk/
adj Freq #60329

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    coming after the climax especially of a dramatic or narrative plot

    everything after the discovery of the murderer was anticlimactic

  2. 2
    adj

    Lacking climax, disappointing or ironically insignificant following of impressive foreshadowing.

    After all the build up, the ending of the story was an anticlimactic letdown.

  3. 3
    adj

    of or relating to a sudden change from an impressive to a ludicrous style

Etymology

From anti- + climactic.

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Synonyms
3 adj · of or relating to a sudden... anticlimactical

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