anticlimactic

Describes an event or experience that is disappointing because it is less exciting or impressive than expected.

• 🇫🇷Décrit un événement ou une expérience qui déçoit parce qu'il ou elle est moins excitant ou impressionnant que prévu.

1. Disappointing after a buildup B2 formal

   Describing an event or conclusion that is less exciting or important than what came before, resulting in a letdown.

   • The final match was anticlimactic after the thrilling semifinals.
   • The movie's ending felt anticlimactic and left the audience unsatisfied.
   • After all the hype, the product launch was surprisingly anticlimactic.

   🇫🇷Décevant après une montée en tension

   Synonymes: batheticdisappointinglameletdowntameunexcitingweak

   Antonymes: climacticpeak

2. Sudden shift from impressive to trivial C1 formal

   Relating to a sudden change from a grand or impressive style to something trivial or ridiculous.

   • The speech was anticlimactic, moving from a powerful opening to a silly joke.
   • The novel's anticlimactic twist turned a serious scene into a farce.
   • His anticlimactic remark deflated the tension in the room.

   🇫🇷anticlimatique

   Synonymes: batheticdisappointingflatlame

• more anticlimactic comparative form
• most anticlimactic superlative form