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Noun
/ˌantēˈklīˌmaks/,/ˌantī-/,
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anticlimaxes, plural;
  1. A disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events
    • - the rest of the journey was an anticlimax by comparison
    • - a sense of anticlimax and incipient boredom
  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. In rhetoric, a climax (from the Greek κλῖμαξ klimax, meaning "staircase" and "ladder") is a figure of speech in which words, phrases, or clauses are arranged in order of increasing importance. It is sometimes used with anadiplosis, which uses the repetition of a word or phrase in successive clauses.
  4. The climax (from the Greek word “κλῖμαξ” (klimax) meaning “staircase” and “ladder”) or turning point of a narrative work is its point of highest tension or drama or when the action starts in which the solution is given.
  5. A break in the final crescendo or climax of a narrative, producing a disappointing end
  6. Any incident of let-down when an anticipated climax is not realized.
  7. According to Dr. Johnson's definition (and he appears to have been the first to record the word) it is 'a sentence in which the last part expresses something lower than the first'. In fact, a bathetic declension from a noble tone to one less exalted. ...
  8. A sudden relaxation of tension arising out of the avoidance of some anticipated crisis. Occasionally used to relieve the monotony of a particular tension and disguise preparation for the next.
  9. Anything that happens in the final few moments of a film that dulls down the story crescendo and leaves the audience feeling let down and unsatisfied.
  10. An event, statement, conclusion, or resolution that is far less significant, powerful, or striking than expected; a weak, inglorious, or disappointing conclusion. ...
  11. A rhetorical device in which details of lesser importance are placed where something greater is expected, or in which the importance of items in a series is decreased rather than increased.
  12. A drop, often sudden and unexpected, from a dignified or important idea or
  13. When the audience is expecting a peak in the action and it doesn't occur. It is often used to convey the ordinary events in the life of a character and can also effectively be used to distract the audience from the actual climax. ...
  14. A break in the climactic order of events, making the effect of the climax less intense.
  15. An event or conclusion that is an abrupt shift from what is important to what is comical or trivial.
  16. a rhetorical device in which clauses are arranged such that the last line seems to be of the least importance. In "Exposure" by Wilfred Owen, anticlimax is used in the first stanza: "Low drooping flares confuse our memory of the salient... ...