| n. | 1. | (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. |
| Noun | 1. | anticlimax - a disappointing decline after ad previous rise; "the anticlimax of a brilliant career" |
| 2. | anticlimax - a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one Synonyms: bathos |