Definition of Anticlemax
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a break in the final crescendo or climax of a narrative, producing a disappointing end.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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