anticlimactic

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Adjective
  - 1.2.1 Related terms
  - 1.2.2 Translations

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

anti- +‎ climactic

Adjective[edit]

anticlimactic (comparative more anticlimactic, superlative most anticlimactic)

Lacking climax, disappointing or ironically insignificant following of impressive foreshadowing.

After all the build up, the ending of the story was an anticlimactic letdown.

Related terms[edit]

anticlimax

Translations[edit]

lacking climax

Ido: deceptanta, deceptiva
Japanese: 呆気ない (akkenai)

Portuguese: anticlimático
Spanish: anticlimático, decepcionante

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