anticlimax in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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anticlimax in the PONS Dictionary

anticlimax Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

sense of anticlimax
sentiment m de désenchantement
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The noise of the station builds to a crescendo but it is an anticlimax; it is the oft-mentioned up mail.
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It is frequently used for humorous or dramatic effect, sometimes producing an anticlimax.
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An anticlimax can be intentionally employed only for a jocular or satiric purpose.
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The resulting sense of anticlimax will produce a feeling of surprise in the viewer, and can often add comedy to a scene.
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It proved to be something of an anticlimax, as he could manage only 17 wickets at an average of over 47.
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The show ended on this anticlimax, with the accomplice informed that he would be repaid the 5,000.
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This kind of anticlimax is similar to that of the shaggy dog story.
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Everything since has been an anticlimax.
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The large gap between the only two cars to reach the end had made the finish an anticlimax.
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The trial, finally held in the summer of 1997, proved to be an anticlimax.
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