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Bathos

noun
/ˈbeɪθɒs/
Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounOverdone or treacly attempts to inspire pathos.
2.nounDepth.
3.noun(the arts) Risible failure on the part of a work of art to properly affect its audience, particularly owing to
4.noun(the arts) The ironic use of such failure for satiric or humorous effect.
5.nounA nadir, a low point particularly in one's career.

Synonyms

anticlimaxbanalitytritenesschewing the scenery,hamminesscheesinesssappinesstreaclinesstweenesscallownessimmaturitymawkishness

Antonyms

pathosdepthnadir

Rhymes With

pathos
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