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ANTICLIMAX

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A change from a serious subject to a disappointing oneplay

Synonyms:

anticlimax; bathos

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("anticlimax" is a kind of...):

close; closing; conclusion; end; ending (the last section of a communication)

Holonyms ("anticlimax" is a part of...):

story (a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events)

Derivation:

anticlimactic (of or relating to a sudden change from an impressive to a ludicrous style)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A disappointing decline after a previous riseplay

Example:

the anticlimax of a brilliant career

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("anticlimax" is a kind of...):

downfall; fall (a sudden decline in strength or number or importance)

Derivation:

anticlimactic (coming after the climax especially of a dramatic or narrative plot)

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