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Anticlimax
Meaning
Noun
●
In Narratology:
A
failed
or
reverse
climax
An
unsatisfying
resolution
to a
narrative
, usually
owing to
a
deus ex machina
or
similarly
trivial
resolution
of the main conflict.
●
In Rhetoric:
A
failed
or
reverse
climax
An
abrupt
descent
(either
deliberate
or
unintentional
) from the
dignity
of the
idea
which the
speaker
or
writer
appeared
to be
aiming
for.
●
A
failed
or
reverse
climax
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Synonyms
Bathos
Anti-Climax
Catacosmesis
Antonyms
Climax
Cliffhanger
Auxesis
Related
Cliffhanger
Letdown
Epilogue
Denouement
Rhymes
Imax
Climax
Anticlimax
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