Climax

verb
'klaɪmæks

Noun

  • the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding

    “the climax of the artist's career”

    Type of:OccasionJuncture

  • the decisive moment in a novel or play

    “the deathbed scene is the climax of the play”

    Similar:Culmination
    Type of:MomentMinuteSecond

  • the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse

    Similar:ComingOrgasm
    Type of:Consummation

  • arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness

  • the most severe stage of a disease

    Type of:LevelPointStage

Verb

  • end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage

    Similar:Culminate
    Type of:TerminateStopFinish

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