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bathos

(beɪθɒs)

uncountable noun

In literary criticism, bathos is a sudden change in speech or writing from a serious or important subject to a ridiculous or very ordinary one.

[technical]

Synonyms: anticlimax, disappointment, sentimentality, letdown More Synonyms of bathos

bathos in British English

(ˈbeɪθɒs)

noun

a sudden ludicrous descent from exalted to ordinary matters or style in speech or writing

insincere or excessive pathos

triteness; flatness

the lowest point; nadir

Word origin

C18: from Greek: depth, from bathus deep

bathos in American English

(ˈbeɪˌθɑs; ˈbeɪˌθɔs)

noun

an abrupt, often ludicrous change from the lofty to the ordinary or trivial in writing or speech; unintentional anticlimax

false pathos; sentimentality

hackneyed quality; triteness

SIMILAR WORDS: ˈpaˌthos

Word origin

Gr bathos, depth < bathys: see bathy-

Examples of 'bathos' in a sentence
bathos

Thoroughly unseemly," and those adjectives, so well-worn by an earlier generation of clergymen, added an air of bathos to.Perhaps there is bathos in the conjunction, but there was consolation in both.The sheer bathos of their behaviour was so absurd that I began to laugh but of course this made them more nervous than ever.

(noun) in the sense of anticlimax

Definition

a sudden ludicrous descent from exalted to ordinary matters in speech or writing

There was an element of bathos about the much-acclaimed speech.

Synonyms

anticlimax

His international career ended in anticlimax.

disappointment

The defeat was a bitter disappointment.

sentimentality

In this book there is no sentimentality.

letdown

There was a great sense of letdown because the doctors had been so confident.

comedown (informal)

After all the build-up, the wedding itself was a bit of a comedown.

mawkishness

false pathos

Additional synonyms

in the sense of comedown

Definition

a disappointment

After all the build-up, the wedding itself was a bit of a comedown.

Synonyms

disappointment,

blow,

humiliation,

whammy (informal),

letdown,

anticlimax

in the sense of disappointment

Definition

a person or thing that disappoints

The defeat was a bitter disappointment.

Synonyms

letdown,

blow,

disaster,

failure,

setback,

fiasco,

misfortune,

calamity,

whammy (informal),

choker (informal),

washout (informal),

anticlimax

in the sense of letdown

Definition

a disappointment

There was a great sense of letdown because the doctors had been so confident.

Synonyms

disappointment,

disillusionment,

frustration,

anticlimax,

setback,

washout (informal),

comedown (informal),

disgruntlement

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单词	bathos
释义	Trends of bathos View usage for: bathos (beɪθɒs) uncountable noun In literary criticism, bathos is a sudden change in speech or writing from a serious or important subject to a ridiculous or very ordinary one. [technical] Synonyms: anticlimax, disappointment, sentimentality, letdown More Synonyms of bathos bathos in British English (ˈbeɪθɒs) noun 1. 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 Word origin C18: from Greek: depth, from bathus deep bathos in American English (ˈbeɪˌθɑs; ˈbeɪˌθɔs) noun 1. an abrupt, often ludicrous change from the lofty to the ordinary or trivial in writing or speech; unintentional anticlimax 2. false pathos; sentimentality 3. hackneyed quality; triteness SIMILAR WORDS: ˈpaˌthos Word origin Gr bathos, depth < bathys: see bathy- Examples of 'bathos' in a sentence bathos Thoroughly unseemly," and those adjectives, so well-worn by an earlier generation of clergymen, added an air of bathos to. Howatch, Susan ULTIMATE PRIZES Perhaps there is bathos in the conjunction, but there was consolation in both. O'Brian, Patrick TESTIMONIES The sheer bathos of their behaviour was so absurd that I began to laugh but of course this made them more nervous than ever. Howatch, Susan ABSOLUTE TRUTHS (noun) in the sense of anticlimax Definition a sudden ludicrous descent from exalted to ordinary matters in speech or writing There was an element of bathos about the much-acclaimed speech. Synonyms anticlimax His international career ended in anticlimax. disappointment The defeat was a bitter disappointment. sentimentality In this book there is no sentimentality. letdown There was a great sense of letdown because the doctors had been so confident. comedown (informal) After all the build-up, the wedding itself was a bit of a comedown. mawkishness false pathos Additional synonyms in the sense of comedown Definition a disappointment After all the build-up, the wedding itself was a bit of a comedown. Synonyms disappointment, blow, humiliation, whammy (informal), letdown, anticlimax in the sense of disappointment Definition a person or thing that disappoints The defeat was a bitter disappointment. Synonyms letdown, blow, disaster, failure, setback, fiasco, misfortune, calamity, whammy (informal), choker (informal), washout (informal), anticlimax in the sense of letdown Definition a disappointment There was a great sense of letdown because the doctors had been so confident. Synonyms disappointment, disillusionment, frustration, anticlimax, setback, washout (informal), comedown (informal), disgruntlement Nearby words of bathos bathe bathetic bathing costume bathos bathroom baton battalion Synonyms of 'bathos' bathos Explore 'bathos' in the dictionary
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