ANTICLIMAX

ANTICLI'MAX, noun [Gr. opposite, and climax. See Climate.]A sentence in which the ideas fall or become less important and striking at the close; opposed to climax. For example, Next comes Dalhousie, the great God of war, Lieutenant Col'nel to the Earl of Mar.

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anticlimax. Anticlimax, n. a sentence in which the last part is lower than the first, a sinking or depression

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An′ti‐cli″max (�), n. (Rhet.) A sentence in which the ideas fall, or become less important and striking, at the close; — the opposite of climax. It produces a ridiculous effect. Example: Next comes Dalhousie, the great god of war, Lieutenant-colonel to the Earl of Mar.