bathos

as in sentimentality
the state or quality of having an excess of tender feelings (as of love, nostalgia, or compassion) a novel that wallows in bathos

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“Bathos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bathos. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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