bathos
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noun \ˈbā-ˌthäs\Definition of BATHOS
1
a : the sudden appearance of the commonplace in otherwise elevated matter or style b : anticlimax
2
: exceptional commonplaceness : triteness
3
: insincere or overdone pathos : sentimentalism
See Examples of BATHOS
- The serious message of the film is ruined by the bathos of its ridiculous ending.
- <a novel that wallows in bathos>
Origin of BATHOS
Greek, literally, depth
First Known Use: 1727
Related to BATHOS
- Synonyms
- sentimentality, gooeyness, lovey-doveyness, mawkishness, mush, mushiness, saccharinity, sappiness, sentimentalism, sloppiness, soppiness, syrup (also sirup)
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Rhymes with BATHOS
benthos, bugloss, chaos, Chios, cosmos, Delos, demos, Ellás, emboss, en masse, Eos, epos, Eros, ethos, Hyksos, kaross, kudos, kvass, Lagos, Laos, Laplace, Lemnos, Lesbos, Logos, Madras, Melos, mythos, Naxos, Nepos, nol-pros, nonpros, pathos, peplos, Pharos, pit boss, pothos, ringtoss, Samos, Skyros, straw boss, telos, topos, tripos
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