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
(Source: dictionary.com)
What a fantastic word! On first reading it doesn’t quite look right, close as it is to ‘pathos’. But having a word for ‘insincere pathos’ is brilliant. I’ll have to find a way to work it into a piece of writing someday soon.
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