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- DictionaryBa·thos/ˈbāˌTHäs/
noun
- 1. (especially in a work of literature) an effect of anticlimax created by an unintentional lapse in mood from the sublime to the trivial or ridiculous: "his epic poem has passages of almost embarrassing bathos"
The meaning of BATHOS is the sudden appearance of the commonplace in otherwise elevated matter or style. How to use bathos in a sentence.
Definition of Bathos. Bathos is a literary term derived from a Greek word meaning “depth.” Bathos is the act of a writer or a poet falling into inconsequential and absurd metaphors, descriptions, or ideas in an effort to be increasingly emotional or passionate.
Bathos (UK: / ˈ b eɪ θ ɒ s / BAY-thoss; [1] Greek: βάθος, lit. "depth") is a literary term, first used in this sense in Alexander Pope's 1727 essay "Peri Bathous", [1] to describe an amusingly failed attempt at presenting artistic greatness.
BATHOS definition: 1. a sudden change from a beautiful or important subject to a silly or very ordinary one…. Learn more.
Bathos turns tear-ridden, serious, emotionally-compelling scenes into awkward, twisted, and comedic scenes in just a moment. Whether on purpose or by mistake, bathos provides audiences with an unexpected laugh.
noun. a sudden ludicrous descent from exalted to ordinary matters or style in speech or writing. insincere or excessive pathos. triteness; flatness. the lowest point; nadir.
BATHOS meaning: 1. a sudden change from a beautiful or important subject to a silly or very ordinary one…. Learn more.
If something starts out serious and then turns trivial, that’s bathos. If you’re watching a serious drama about Poland’s transition to capitalism and it suddenly ends in a giddy car chase, you might remark on the film’s unexpected bathos.
1. a sudden ludicrous descent from exalted to ordinary matters or style in speech or writing. 2. insincere or excessive pathos. 3. triteness; flatness. 4. the lowest point; nadir. Collins English Dictionary.
bathos. noun. /ˈbeɪθɒs/. /ˈbeɪθɑːs/. [uncountable] (formal) (in writing or speech) a sudden change, that is not always intended, from a serious subject or feeling to something that is silly or not important. a serious play with moments of comic bathos. Word Origin.
