Dictionary
ba•thos
Pronunciation: (bā'thos, -thôs, -thōs), [key]—
n.
1. a ludicrous descent from the exalted or lofty to the commonplace; anticlimax.
2. insincere pathos; sentimentality; mawkishness.
3. triteness or triviality in style.
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