bathos
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (3)
- triteness or triviality of styleType of expressive style, style
- insincere pathosSynonyms: mawkishnessType of sentimentality
- a change from a serious subject to a disappointing oneSynonyms: anticlimaxType of conclusion, endPart of story
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ba′thos (bā′thŏs), noun
Origin: Gr. βάθος depth, fr. βαθύς deep.
Rhetoric A ludicrous descent from the elevated to the low, in writing or speech; anticlimax.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54