bathos

ba·thos  (bths, -thôs)

n.

1.

a. An abrupt, unintended transition in style from the exalted to the commonplace, producing a ludicrous effect.

b. An anticlimax.

2.

a. Insincere or grossly sentimental pathos: "a richly textured man who . . . can be . . . sentimental to the brink of bathos" (Kenneth L. Woodward).

b. Banality; triteness.

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[Greek, depth, from bathus, deep.]

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bathos [ˈbeɪθɒs]

n

1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a sudden ludicrous descent from exalted to ordinary matters or style in speech or writing

2. insincere or excessive pathos

3. triteness; flatness

4. the lowest point; nadir

[from Greek: depth, from bathus deep]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bathos - triteness or triviality of style expressive style, style - a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper"
	2.	bathos - insincere pathos mawkishness sentimentality - extravagant or affected feeling or emotion
	3.	bathos - a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one anticlimax story - a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines" close, closing, ending, conclusion, end - the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..."

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bathos

noun anticlimax, disappointment, sentimentality, letdown, comedown (informal), mawkishness, false pathos There was an element of bathos about the much-acclaimed speech.

Translations

bathos [ˈbeɪθɒs] N → paso m de lo sublime a lo trivial

bathos

n (= anticlimax) → Abfall or Umschlag m → ins Lächerliche; (= sentimentality) → falsches Pathos