Word: anticlimax
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: an
ti
cli
max
Definition: An abrupt descent (either deliberate or unintentional) from the dignity of the idea which the speaker or writer appeared to be aiming for.
Morphemes:
Affix: anti-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Opposite of, reverse.
Affix: climax
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κλῖμαξ
Language: grc
Decoded: klimax
Meaning: ladder, staircase, [rhetorical] climax