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Definitions for: Anticlimax [n] a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one
[n] a disappointing decline after ad previous rise; "the anticlimax of a brilliant career"
Webster (1913) Definition: An`ti*cli"max, n. (Rhet.)
A sentence in which the ideas fall, or become less important
and striking, at the close; -- the opposite of climax. It
produces a ridiculous effect.
Note: Example:
Next comes Dalhousie, the great god of war,
Lieutenant-colonel to the Earl of Mar.
Synonyms: bathos
See Also: close, closing, conclusion, downfall, end, ending, fall, story
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