anticlímax

See also: anticlimax and anti-climax

Portuguese

Etymology

From anti- +‎ clímax.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈklĩ.maks/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈkli.maks/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.tiˈkli.maks/

Noun

anticlímax m (plural anticlímaxes or anticlímaces)

(narratology) anticlimax (break in the final climax)

Related terms

anticlimático

Spanish

Etymology

From anti- +‎ clímax.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /antiˈklimaɡs/ [ãn̪.t̪iˈkli.maɣ̞s]
Rhymes: -imaɡs
Syllabification: an‧ti‧clí‧max

Noun

anticlímax m (plural anticlímax)

anticlimax

Related terms

anticlimático

Further reading

“anticlímax”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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