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bathos
Bathos (noun) means Exaggerated or sickly-sweet attempts to stir up pathos.
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1
Exaggerated or sickly-sweet attempts to stir up pathos.
2
A work of art's laughably weak failure to produce the effect on its audience that it was aiming for.
3
A ridiculous failure by a piece of art or writing to have the emotional effect it was meant to have.
4
A sudden drop from something serious or grand to something ordinary or silly.
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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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What is the meaning of bathos?
"bathos" (noun) means exaggerated or sickly-sweet attempts to stir up pathos.
What is another word for bathos?
Other words for "bathos" include anticlimax, mawkishness.
What is the opposite of bathos?
The opposite of "bathos" is climax.
What are the different meanings of bathos?
"bathos" has 3 main meanings: 1. Exaggerated or sickly-sweet attempts to stir up pathos; 2. A work of art's laughably weak failure to produce the effect on its audience that it was aiming for; 3. A ridiculous failure by a piece of art or writing to have the emotional effect it was meant to have.
