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Meanings of
anticlimax
in English
Portuguese
anticlímax
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A change from a serious subject to a disappointing one.
bathos
Portuguese
anticlímax
Catalan
anticlímax
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Stylistic device; subversion of climax.
anti-climax
Related terms
stylistic device
Catalan
anticlímax
Synonyms
Examples for "
anti-climax
"
anti-climax
Examples for "
anti-climax
"
1
Habit has dulled our perception of the absurd
anti-climax
involved in it.
2
It's often an embarrassing, fumbling-in-the-dark experience or a bit of an
anti-climax
.
3
There was a moment of
anti-climax
when the Opel refused to start.
4
The East-West matches in Chicago proved more or less of an
anti-climax
.
5
Some people even claim to have found it all rather an
anti-climax
.
Usage of
anticlimax
in English
1
A numbing sense of
anticlimax
had inevitably pursued them north from Moscow.
2
Presently the others made their entrance upon the scene, a singular
anticlimax
.
3
I suppose seeing the real me was a bit of an
anticlimax
.
4
Anything, the management had decided, would be an
anticlimax
after Rita Rolls.
5
But in the end it turned out to be a total
anticlimax
.
6
For the English team, however, there was a sense of
anticlimax
.
7
A pity, perhaps, but well suited to an age of
anticlimax
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8
I find that even fear fades and becomes commonplace after days of
anticlimax
.
9
After waiting so long it seems a bit of an
anticlimax
.
10
Their visit to the dome, they felt, had been something of an
anticlimax
.
11
The spectre of
anticlimax
is undoubtedly catching up with our troops.
12
One and all were conscious of a certain feeling of
anticlimax
.
13
It would be a sickening
anticlimax
to find they were liquor-smugglers.
14
Crossing through the breach was sort of an
anticlimax
for Richardson.
15
After what he had been through, the Black Mass was necessarily an
anticlimax
.
16
Yes, as you say, a Mamie is an
anticlimax
to one's best endeavours.
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Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
anticlimax
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
complete anticlimax
massive anticlimax
curious anticlimax
greater anticlimax
abrupt anticlimax
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Translations for
anticlimax
Portuguese
anticlímax
Catalan
anticlímax
Anticlimax
through the time
Anticlimax
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common