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Definition of anticlimax noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

anticlimax

noun
 
/ˌæntiˈklaɪmæks/
 
/ˌæntiˈklaɪmæks/,
 
/ˌæntaɪˈklaɪmæks/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. a situation that is disappointing because it happens at the end of something that was much more exciting, or because it is not as exciting as you expected
    • The day had proved something of an anticlimax.
    • a sense/feeling of anticlimax
    compare climax
    Extra Examples
    • I'm afraid the party itself felt like a total anticlimax after all the other celebrations.
    • There was no hiding the sense of anticlimax, if not downright disappointment.
See anticlimax in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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