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Pronunciation / Transliteration: an.ti.kli.maks
"O filme teve um anticlimax decepcionante."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events.
"The movie built up to an anticlimax, leaving the audience unsatisfied." - 2
A rhetorical device in which a significant idea is followed by a trivial one.
"The speech was filled with anticlimaxes that undermined its overall impact."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'anticlimax' originates from the Greek word 'klimax', meaning 'ladder', combined with the prefix 'anti-', meaning 'against'. It emerged in the early 19th century to describe a rhetorical device that subverts expectations by leading to a disappointing conclusion.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Anticlimax" is said worldwide
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anticlimax
Transliteration: ɑ̃.ti.kli.maks
"Le film a abouti à un anticlimax décevant."
Antiklimax
Transliteration: an.ti.kli.maks
"Der Roman endete mit einem Antiklimax."
anticlimax
Transliteration: an.ti.kli.maks
"Il film ha avuto un anticlimax inaspettato."
anticlimax
Transliteration: an.ti.kli.maks
"La historia terminó en un anticlimax."
anticlimax
Transliteration: an.ti.kli.maks
"O filme teve um anticlimax decepcionante."
विपरीत चरम
Transliteration: vipreet charam
"फिल्म का अंत विपरीत चरम पर हुआ।"
反高潮
Transliteration: fǎn gāocháo
"电影以反高潮结束。"
반클라이맥스
Transliteration: bankeullaimakseu
"영화는 반클라이맥스로 끝났다."
反高潮
Transliteration: hankōchō
"映画は反高潮で終わった。"
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