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- [bey-thos, -thaws, -thohs]
- /ˈbeɪ θɒs, -θɔs, -θoʊs/
- /ˈbeɪ.θɒs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bey-thos, -thaws, -thohs]
- /ˈbeɪ θɒs, -θɔs, -θoʊs/
Definitions of bathos word
- uncountable noun bathos 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. 3
- noun bathos a sudden ludicrous descent from exalted to ordinary matters or style in speech or writing 3
- noun bathos insincere or excessive pathos 3
- noun bathos triteness; flatness 3
- noun bathos the lowest point; nadir 3
- noun bathos an abrupt, often ludicrous change from the lofty to the ordinary or trivial in writing or speech; unintentional anticlimax 3
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Origin of bathos
First appearance:
before 1630 One of the 42% oldest English words
1630-40; < Greek: depth
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Parts of speech for Bathos
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bathos popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
bathos usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bathos
noun bathos
- mush — a trip or journey, especially across snow and ice with a dog team.
- comedown — If you say that something is a comedown, you think that it is not as good as something else that you have just done or had.
- schmaltz — Informal. exaggerated sentimentalism, as in music or soap operas.
- letdown — a decrease in volume, force, energy, etc.: a letdown in sales; a general letdown of social barriers.
- anticlimax — You can describe something as an anticlimax if it disappoints you because it happens after something that was very exciting, or because it is not as exciting as you expected.
Antonyms for bathos
noun bathos
- boon — You can describe something as a boon when it makes life better or easier for someone.
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