Definition anticlimax in American English

anticlimax noun

[countable/uncountable] noun

/ˌæntiˈklaɪˌmæks/

something that is not as exciting as you expected it to be so that you feel disappointed

Example

The day had proved something of an anticlimax.

Example

a feeling of anticlimax

Synonyms and related words

disappointment shame blow

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