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inFROM/FORMer: Bathos

Ba·thos
Pronunciation: 'bA-"thäs
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek, literally, depth
1 a : the sudden appearance of the commonplace in otherwise elevated matter or style
b : ANTICLIMAX
2 : exceptional commonplaceness : TRITENESS
3 : insincere or overdone pathos : SENTIMENTALISM