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anticlimax
noun
[ antɪˈklʌɪmaks ]
• a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events.
• "the rest of the journey was an anticlimax by comparison"
Similar:
let-down
,
disappointment
,
comedown
,
non-event
,
disillusionment
,
bathos
,
damp squib
,
washout
,
Opposite:
triumph
,
climax
,