ANTICLIMAX
\ˌantɪklˈa͡ɪmaks], \ˌantɪklˈaɪmaks], \ˌa_n_t_ɪ_k_l_ˈaɪ_m_a_k_s]\
Definitions of ANTICLIMAX
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a disappointing decline after ad previous rise; "the anticlimax of a brilliant career"
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a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one
By Princeton University
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a disappointing decline after ad previous rise; "the anticlimax of a brilliant career"
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a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A drop in thought and expression: an abrupt descent from more important to less important things: opposite to climax.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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