bathos
2 synonyms and 1 antonym for bathos, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Exaggerated or sickly-sweet attempts to stir up pathos.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
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Synonyms by Meaning
2. noun
A sudden drop from something serious or grand to something ordinary or silly.
Opposites
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek βάθος (báthos, “depth”). The word was used ironically following Alexander Pope's Peri Bathous, which lampooned various errors made by contemporary writers.
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