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▸ noun: (narratology) An unsatisfying resolution to a narrative, usually owing to a deus ex machina or similarly trivial resolution of the main conflict.
▸ noun: (rhetoric) An abrupt descent (either deliberate or unintentional) from the dignity of the idea which the speaker or writer appeared to be aiming for.
Similar:
bathos,
afterclap,
after-clap,
preclimacteric,
backout,
antepenultime,
anticippointment,
finals,
backwash,
cliffhanger,
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sad,
such,
long,
terrible,
comic,
complete,
distinct,
curious,
ridiculous,
deliberate,
disappointing
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