English Dictionary

anticlimax

/ˈa.ɾ̃iˌklaɪ.mæks/

noun

(narratology) An unsatisfying resolution to a narrative, usually owing to a deus ex machina or similarly trivial resolution of the main conflict.

The ending of the movie was such an anticlimax.

意味（1）

(narratology) An unsatisfying resolution to a narrative, usually owing to a deus ex machina or similarly trivial resolution of the main conflict.

意味（2）

(rhetoric) An abrupt descent (either deliberate or unintentional) from the dignity of the idea which the speaker or writer appeared to be aiming for.