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anticlimax Definition


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anticlimax
noun
    1. A dull or disappointing end or dénouement to a series of events, a film, novel, visit, etc which had earlier promised to be more interesting, exciting, satisfying, etc.
      Thesaurus: disappointment, letdown, disenchantment, bathos, comedown, fiasco.
Derivative: anticlimactic
adj
    Etymology: 18c.



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