anticlimax (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 11
def a disappointing decline after a previous rise
examples the anticlimax of a brilliant career
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Hypernym fall, downfall
Derivationally related form anticlimax → anticlimactic
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Derivationally related form anticlimactic → anticlimax
Hyponym fall, downfall

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