anticlimax

Definitions of anticlimax
  1. noun
    a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one
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    slotwoord
    the last section of a communication
  2. noun
    a disappointing decline after a previous rise
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    ondergang, teleurgang, teloorgang, val
    a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
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