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anticlimax

an·ti·cli·max [ àntee kl màks, àntī kl màks ] (plural an·ti·cli·max·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. disappointing end after big buildup: an ordinary or unsatisfying event that follows an increasingly exciting, dramatic, or unusual series of events or a period of increasing anticipation and excitement

2. sudden lowering of tone: an unexpected change in tone or subject matter from the high-minded, serious, or compelling to the trivial, comic, or dull


an·ti·cli·mac·tic [ àntee klī máktik, àntī klī máktik ] adjective
an·ti·cli·mac·ti·cal·ly adverb
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