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Anticlimactic

adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Lacking climax, disappointing or ironically insignificant following of impressive foreshadowing.

    "After all the build up, the ending of the story was an anticlimactic letdown."

Adjective
  1. 1
    coming after the climax especially of a dramatic or narrative plot wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to a sudden change from an impressive to a ludicrous style wordnet

Etymology

From anti- + climactic.

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