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anticlimactic

an·tic·li·mactic

UK/ˌantɪjklɑjˈmaktɪk/ US/ˌæntiklaɪˈmæktɪk/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of or relating to a sudden change from an impressive to a ludicrous style

2.

coming after the climax especially of a dramatic or narrative plot

  • “everything after the discovery of the murderer was anticlimactic”
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Origin

From anti- + climactic.

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