anticlimax

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A failed or reverse climax, particularly
2. (countable, uncountable) A failed or reverse climax
3. (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) A failed or reverse climax

Synonyms

bathos

disappointment

contraction

deflation

disaster

downfall

fall

let-down

loss of interest

comedown

Translations

Antiklimax

anticlímax

anticlímax

anticlimax

Gegensatz

déception

chute

désillusion

retour à l’ordinaire

anticlimax

gradation descendante

ontspanning

decepción

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈan.tiˌklaɪ.mæks/

Etymology

From anti- + climax.