noun
bathos
Bathos (noun) means Overdone or treacly attempts to inspire pathos.
noun
1
Overdone or treacly attempts to inspire pathos.
2
A risible failure on the part of a work of art to properly affect its audience, particularly owing to
3
A risible failure on the part of a work of art to properly affect its audience, particularly owing to:
4
An anticlimax: an abrupt transition in style or subject from high to low.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek βάθος (báthos, “depth”). Employed ironically following Alexander Pope's Peri Bathous, lampooning various errors in contemporary writers.
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What is the meaning of bathos?
"bathos" (noun) means overdone or treacly attempts to inspire pathos.
What are the different meanings of bathos?
"bathos" has 3 main meanings: 1. Overdone or treacly attempts to inspire pathos; 2. A risible failure on the part of a work of art to properly affect its audience, particularly owing to; 3. A risible failure on the part of a work of art to properly affect its audience, particularly owing to:.