bathos

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Synonyms: pathos, hathos, athos, nathos, baths, batho, batho-, bathes, bashos

Antonyms: pathos, hathos, athos, nathos, baths, batho, batho-, bathes, bashos

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. [[overdone|Overdone]] or [[treacly]] [[attempt]]s to [[inspire]] [[pathos]].
2. {{lb|en|literature|art}} A [[risible]] [[failure]] on the part of a [[work of art]] to properly affect its audience, ''particularly owing to:''
3. {{lb|en|literature|art}} The [[ironic]] [[use]] of [[such]] [[failure]] for [[satiric]] or [[humorous]] [[effect]].
4. {{lb|en|uncommon}} A [[nadir]], a [[low]] [[point]] ''[[particularly]]'' in [[one]]'s [[career]].

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