anticlimactic

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ climactic

Adjective

anticlimactic (comparative more anticlimactic, superlative most anticlimactic)

Lacking climax, disappointing or ironically insignificant following of impressive foreshadowing.
After all the build up, the ending of the story was an anticlimactic letdown.

Derived terms

anticlimactically

Related terms

anticlimax

Translations

lacking climax

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: antiklimaattinen (fi)
Ido: deceptanta, deceptiva
Japanese: 呆気ない (akkenai)
Portuguese: anticlimático, decepcionante (pt)
Russian: разочаро́вывающий (ru) m (razočaróvyvajuščij), не опра́вдывающий ожида́ний m (ne oprávdyvajuščij ožidánij)
Spanish: anticlimático, decepcionante

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