Climax - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈklaɪmæks|  American pronunciation of the word climax
Brit.  |ˈklæɪmæks|  British pronunciation of the word climax

noun

- the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
the climax of the artist's career
- the decisive moment in a novel or play (syn: culmination)
the deathbed scene is the climax of the play
- the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse (syn: coming, orgasm)
- the most severe stage of a disease
- arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness

verb

- end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage (syn: culminate)

Extra examples

The movie's climax is a fantastic chase scene.

At the novel's climax, the main character finds herself face to face with the thief.

The protest in May was the climax of a series of demonstrations in the nation's capital.

The movie climaxes with a fantastic chase scene.

The May protest climaxed a series of demonstrations in the nation's capital.

He was at the very climax of his prosperity.

The festival reaches its climax with the traditional boat-burning ceremony.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: climax
he/she/it: climaxes
present participle: climaxing
past tense: climaxed
past participle: climaxed
noun
singular: climax
plural: climaxes
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