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ANTICLIMACTIC

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Coming after the climax especially of a dramatic or narrative plot

Example:

everything after the discovery of the murderer was anticlimactic

Classified under:

Adjectives

Antonym:

climactic (consisting of or causing a climax)

Derivation:

anticlimax (a disappointing decline after a previous rise)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

anticlimactic; anticlimactical

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

anticlimax (a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one)

Derivation:

anticlimax (a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one)

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