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noun • triteness or triviality of style • insincere pathos • a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one | ||||||||
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noun • The act of flaming out or burning out; extinguishing. • The act of quitting or failing, especially due to overwork or in a dramatic manner. • The sudden extinguishing of the flame of a burner (due to obstruction of fuel) | ||||||||
Literary Anticlimax Crossword Clue
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BATHOS which was last seen in the The Guardian Speedy crossword.
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BATHOS
Updated: October 15, 2023
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1 | Anticlimax
New York Times -
14 Dec 1980 | New York Times / 14 Dec 1980 |
2 | Anticlimax | |
3 | Anticlimax | |
4 | Anticlimax by unintentional shift from the sublime to the trivial
The Guardian Quick -
23 Mar 2009 | The Guardian Quick / 23 Mar 2009 |
5 | Anticlimax coming back to earth?
The Guardian Cryptic -
19 Oct 2001 | The Guardian Cryptic / 19 Oct 2001 |
6 | From the Greek for “depth” and introduced in its literary sense by Alexander Pope, an anticlimax or ludicrous descent from the sublime to the ridiculous in speech/writing
Telegraph Giant General Knowledge -
13 May 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 13 May 2023 |
7 | Trite anticlimax
The Guardian Quick -
29 Mar 2019 | The Guardian Quick / 29 Mar 2019 |
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