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anticlimax
- /ˈæn.tiˌklaɪ.mæks/ US
- [ˈæ.ɾ̃iˌklaɪ.mæks] US
- /ˈæn.taɪˌklaɪ.mæks/ US
Rhymes with -aɪmæks
noun anticlimaxes · anti-climax
- A failed or reverse climax, particularly Reed, Superba of yore, made a gallant effort to summon the Promethean fire that once burned within him when it was his “listening senates to command,” but his vaunted perorations proved anticlimaces and his oratory a flop.
- An unsatisfying resolution to a narrative, usually owing to a deus ex machina or similarly trivial resolution of the main conflict.
- An abrupt descent (either deliberate or unintentional) from the dignity of the idea which the speaker or writer appeared to be aiming for.
Similar: bathos · Opposite: climax, cliffhanger, auxesis
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Similar: bathos · Opposite: climax, cliffhanger, auxesis
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noun break in the final climax
| Español | anticlímax |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 용두사미 yongdusami |
| 日本語 | 竜頭蛇尾 ryūtōdabi |
| हिन्दी | एंटीक्लाइमेक्स eṇṭīklāimeks |
| Português | anticlímax |
| Deutsch | antiklimax |
| Ελληνικά | γελοία κατάπτωση geloía katáptosi, απροσδόκητη κατάπτωση aprosdókiti katáptosi |
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title = {anticlimax},
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