Associations to the word «Anticlimactic»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

ANTICLIMACTIC, adjective. Of or relating to a sudden change from an impressive to a ludicrous style.
ANTICLIMACTIC, adjective. Coming after the climax especially of a dramatic or narrative plot; "everything after the discovery of the murderer was anticlimactic".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke