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bathetic

UK/bә'θetik/US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Characterized by bathos; producing an anticlimax through an abrupt, disappointing drop from the serious to the trivial.

突降的;陈腐的;从崇高突然跌入平庸的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
bathstem
+
eticsuffix
=bathetic

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The ending of the film was bathetic, undermining its serious tone.

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