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ba⋅thos

  [bey-thos, -thaws, -thohs]
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–noun
1. a ludicrous descent from the exalted or lofty to the commonplace; anticlimax.
2. insincere pathos; sentimentality; mawkishness.
3. triteness or triviality in style.
Origin:
1630–40; < Gk: depth

Synonyms:
2. maudlinness, tearfulness; mush, gush, schmaltz. 3. insipidity, inanity.
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Word Origin & History

bathos 
"anticlimax, a descent from the sublime to the ridiculous," 1727, from Gk. bathos "depth," related to bathys "deep;" introduced by Pope. Bathetic (1834) is either erroneously or humorously formed on the model of pathetic.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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