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Word: Anticlimax
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌantɪˈklʌɪmaks
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
Short Definition:disappointing end to exciting or impressive series of events
Examples:- the rest of the journey was an anticlimax by comparison
- a sense of anticlimax and incipient boredom
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