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bathos - Dictionary definition and meaning for bathos

BATHOS

  • (noun) a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one

    synonyms : anticlimax

    Writers often use figures of speech such as the anticlimax to produce a comic effect. -added by naila_inlas

  • (noun) triteness or triviality of style

  • (noun) insincere pathos

    synonyms : mawkishness

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

Mnemonics for bathos

  • (Tag: ) BATHOS means descent from elevated to ordinary. so pronounce as BATH+SOap which at first is very odorant and gradually becomes ordinary with use. this mnemonic helped me remember the word

    added by rejaulmeister    editEdit Mnemonic

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