anticlímax

See also: anticlimax and anti-climax

Portuguese

Etymology

From anti- +‎ clímax.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈklĩ.maks/

• (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)

1. (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)

1. anticlimax

Related terms

• anticlimático

 

Further reading

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