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Anticlimax Common

Origin: Greek prefix anti-

Anticlimax has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a disappointing decline after a previous rise

"the anticlimax of a brilliant career"

2

a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one

3

A failed or reverse climax

4

An unsatisfying resolution to a narrative, usually owing to a deus ex machina or similarly trivial resolution of the main conflict.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
fall conclusion
Rhyming Words
max imax lomax wimax tomax limax flomax climax argmax miramax suezmax betamax cinemax infomax maximax softmax panamax arcamax aframax varimax
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