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anticlimax

noun
🔊/ˌæntiˈklaɪmæks/
🔊/ˌæntiˈklaɪmæks/, 🔊/ˌæntaɪˈklaɪmæks/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. a situation that is disappointing because it happens at the end of something that was much more exciting, or because it is not as exciting as you expected扫兴的结局；扫兴
    • Travelling in Europe was something of an anticlimax after the years he'd spent in Africa.他在非洲生活了多年，到欧洲旅行真是有点太平淡了。🔊🔊
    • a sense/feeling of anticlimax扫兴感
    compare climax
    Extra Examples
    • I'm afraid the party itself felt like a total anticlimax after all the other celebrations.恐怕在所有其他庆祝活动之后，派对本身都感觉像是一种完全的高潮。
    • There was no hiding the sense of anticlimax, if not downright disappointment.坦白说，人们即使不彻底失望，也会有些扫兴。