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anticlimactic

adj

Etymology

From anti- + climactic.

  1. derived from κλῖμαξ
  2. derived from clīmax
  3. suffixed as climactic — “climax + ic”
  4. prefixed as anticlimactic — “anti + climactic”

Definitions

  1. Lacking climax, disappointing or ironically insignificant following of impressive…

    Lacking climax, disappointing or ironically insignificant following of impressive foreshadowing.

    • After all the build up, the ending of the story was an anticlimactic letdown.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA