anticlimax vs end

end vs anticlimax

anticlimax and end both are nouns.

anticlimax is not a verb while end is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
anticlimax	Yes	No	No	No
end	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, end is a hypernym of anticlimax; that is, end is a word with a broader meaning than anticlimax:

anticlimax: a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one
end: the last section of a communication

Other hypernyms of anticlimax include close, closing, conclusion, ending.

anticlimax (noun)	end (noun)
a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one	the part you are expected to play
a disappointing decline after a previous rise	(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, designating players at each end of the defensive line
	a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
	a final part or section
	the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
	the last section of a communication
	the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence
	either extremity of something that has length
	a boundary marking the extremities of something
	the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object
	one of two places from which people are communicating to each other
	(football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage
	a final state
	the point in time at which something ends

anticlimax (verb)	end (verb)
	bring to an end or halt
	put an end to
	have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
	be the end of; be the last or concluding part of

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