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anticlimax [‚æntɪ'klaɪmæks](a) (disappointment) déception f;∎ the opening ceremony was a bit of an anticlimax la cérémonie d'ouverture a été quelque peu décevante;∎ after all the waiting the news almost felt like an anticlimax après toute cette attente la nouvelle n'a pas produit tout l'effet escompté;∎ what an anticlimax! quelle douche froide!(b) Literature chute f dans le trivial
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