| ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷|- noun
( -es )
Etymology: anti- (I) + climax
1. : the usually sudden transition in writing or speaking from an idea of significance or dignity to an idea trivial or ludicrous by comparison especially at the close of a series, sentence, or passage (as a love of God, justice, and sports cars ) ; also : an instance of such transition
2.
a. : an event or occurrence (as the last of a series) that is strikingly or ludicrously less important, significant, or dignified than what has preceded it
b. : a disappointment of expectation
the anticlimax of his later years