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- pronunciation:
- beI
thos
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace.
When the police chief reported the contents of the fearsome warlord's pockets, which included lip balm, the bathos was undeniable.- similar words:
- anticlimax, comedown, decline, descent, disappointment, drop, fall, letdown
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| definition 2: |
false or very excessive sentimentality, esp. in order to evoke pity; mawkishness.
- synonyms:
- mawkishness, sentimentality
- similar words:
- corn, pathos, schmaltz
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| derivation: |
bathetic (adj.) |
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