anticlimactic
Lacking climax, disappointing or ironically insignificant following of impressive…Lacking climax, disappointing or ironically insignificant following of impressive foreshadowing.
» The first half of the movie was captivating, but the ending was anticlimactic.
Первая половина фильма была захватывающей, но финал оказался разочаровывающим.
Meaning
1 sensesLacking climax, disappointing or ironically insignificant following of impressive foreshadowing.
After all the build up, the ending of the story was an anticlimactic letdown.
разочаро́вывающийrazočaróvyvajuščij, не опра́вдывающий ожида́нийne oprávdyvajuščij ožidánij
- coming after the climax especially of a dramatic or narrative plot
- of or relating to a sudden change from an impressive to a ludicrous style
Examples
1 sentencesThe first half of the movie was captivating, but the ending was anticlimactic.
ruПервая половина фильма была захватывающей, но финал оказался разочаровывающим.
Translations
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Forms
more anticlimactic, most anticlimactic| Comparative | more anticlimactic Lesson |
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| Superlative | most anticlimactic Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- of or relating to a sudden change from an impressive to a ludicrous style:anticlimactical
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form