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bathos

bat·hos

UK/ˈbeɪθɒs/ uncommon

noun

3.

a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one

Synonyms

Origin

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βάθος (báthos, “depth”). Employed ironically following Alexander Pope's Peri Bathous, lampooning various errors in contemporary writers.

Phrases

  • comic relief

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