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ANTICLIMACTIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Coming after the climax especially of a dramatic or narrative plot
Example:
everything after the discovery of the murderer was anticlimactic
Classified under:
Antonym:
climactic (consisting of or causing a climax)
Derivation:
anticlimax (a disappointing decline after a previous rise)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to a sudden change from an impressive to a ludicrous style
Synonyms:
anticlimactic; anticlimactical
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
anticlimax (a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one)
Derivation:
anticlimax (a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one)
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