bathos
English
/ˈbeɪθɒs/
noun
Definitions
- Overdone or treacly attempts to inspire pathos.
- (now) Depth.
- (literature) Risible failure on the part of a work of art to properly affect its audience, particularly owing to
- (literature) The ironic use of such failure for satiric or humorous effect.
- (uncommon) A nadir, a low point particularly in one's career.
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek βάθος (depth, depths).
Origin
Ancient Greek
βάθος
Gloss
depth, depths
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bathetic English
- bathetically English
- benthos English
- βάθος Ancient Greek
- *gʷeh₂dʰ- Proto-Indo-European