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| ba·thos [ báy thòss, báy thàwss ] |
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1. excessive pathos: insincere and excessively sentimental pathos
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2. abrupt change to ordinary style: in writing or speech, a sudden descent in style or manner from the elevated to the commonplace, producing a ludicrous effect
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| [Early 18th century. < Greek, "depth" < bathus "deep"] |
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