Definition of anticlimax

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  • anticlimax is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 21
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Definition of anticlimax

  • a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. bathos
  • a disappointing decline after a previous rise (noun)

    Examples

    1. the anticlimax of a brilliant career

See definition of anticlimax in Merriam Webster