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anticlimax

noun

A change from a serious subject to a disappointing one

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Word length
10
Starts with
A
Ends with
X
Contains
NT
Scrabble score
21
CEFR level
C1

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noun

  1. A change from a serious subject to a disappointing one

noun

  1. A disappointing decline after a previous rise

    “The anticlimax of a brilliant career”

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The anticlimax of a brilliant career

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