bathos

ba·thos

B0112800 (bā′thŏs′, -thôs′)n.1. a. An abrupt, presumably unintended juxtaposition of the exalted and 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.]

bathos

(ˈbeɪθɒs) n1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a sudden ludicrous descent from exalted to ordinary matters or style in speech or writing2. insincere or excessive pathos3. triteness; flatness4. the lowest point; nadir[C18: from Greek: depth, from bathus deep]

ba•thos

(ˈbeɪ θɒs, -θɔs, -θoʊs)

n. 1. a ludicrous descent from the exalted or lofty to the commonplace; anticlimax. 2. insincere pathos; sentimentality. 3. triteness in style. [1630–40; < Greek: depth]

bathos

Sudden change from the exalted to the ridiculous or banal.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bathos - triteness or triviality of styleexpressive 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 mawkishnesssentimentality - extravagant or affected feeling or emotion
	3.	bathos - a change from a serious subject to a disappointing oneanticlimaxstory - 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..."

bathos

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

bathos

nounThe quality or condition of being affectedly or overly emotional:maudlinism, mawkishness, sentimentalism, sentimentality.Informal: mush, mushiness, schmaltz, schmaltziness, sloppiness.Slang: sappiness.

Translations

discesa al banale