Associations to the word «Bathos»
Wiktionary
BATHOS, noun. (now uncommon) Depth.
BATHOS, noun. (literature) (the arts) Risible failure on the part of a work of art to properly affect its audience, particularly owing to
BATHOS, noun. Anticlimax: an abrupt transition in style or subject from high to low.
BATHOS, noun. Banality: unaffectingly cliché or trite treatment of a topic.
BATHOS, noun. Immaturity: lack of serious treatment of a topic.
BATHOS, noun. Hyperbole: excessiveness, particularly overdone or treacly attempts to inspire pathos.
BATHOS, noun. (literature) (the arts) The ironic use of such failure for satiric or humorous effect.
BATHOS, noun. (uncommon) A nadir, a low point particularly in one's career.
Dictionary definition
BATHOS, noun. Triteness or triviality of style.
BATHOS, noun. Insincere pathos.
BATHOS, noun. A change from a serious subject to a disappointing one.
Wise words
Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you
love, and love what you write. The key word is love. You
have to get up in the morning and write something you love,
something to live for.