anticlimactic

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anticlimactic

/ˌantɪjklɑjˈmaktɪk/ British, Southern, Standard

adjective more anticlimactic · most anticlimactic

Lacking climax, disappointing or ironically insignificant following of impressive foreshadowing. After all the build up, the ending of the story was an anticlimactic letdown.

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adj lacking climax

Español	anticlimático, decepcionante
日本語	呆気ない akkenai
中文	虎頭蛇尾的 /虎头蛇尾的 hǔtóushéwěi de
Português	anticlimático, decepcionante
Français	décevant, désenchanté
Русский	разочаро́вывающий razočaróvyvajuščij, не опра́вдывающий ожида́ний ne oprávdyvajuščij ožidánij

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@misc{anticlimactic_2026,
  title = {anticlimactic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anticlimactic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}