Dictionary Entry
anticlimax
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/an-tee-klye-maks/Word FrequencyUncommon (3.07)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)A failed or reverse climax, particularly:
In a Sentence
“The highly anticipated battle ended with a surprisingly weak punch, creating an anticlimax.”
Published Usage Examples
“Any event stages or sponsored by them is gonna be an exercise in anticlimax, no matter what.”
“I think this is what you might call an anticlimax.”
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Origin
From Greek 'anti-' (against) and 'climax' (culmination).
Common Phrases
. anticlimaxanticlimax sad
Synonyms
Antonyms
Poetry examples for “anticlimax”
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