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BATHOS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A change from a serious subject to a disappointing one
Synonyms:
anticlimax; bathos
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("bathos" is a kind of...):
close; closing; conclusion; end; ending (the last section of a communication)
Holonyms ("bathos" is a part of...):
story (a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Triteness or triviality of style
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("bathos" is a kind of...):
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)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Insincere pathos
Synonyms:
bathos; mawkishness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("bathos" is a kind of...):
sentimentality (extravagant or affected feeling or emotion)
