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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

fall′ing ac′tion,

Literaturethe part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved. Cf. rising action.

'falling action' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

rising action - water pocket

Forum discussions with the word(s) "falling action" in the title:

An action happens in a very short time: fall/falling
drew attention to the importance of action falling 'under a description' with respect to these different concepts

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