Definition of "bathos" in Englisch

noun

1. Overdone or treacly attempts to inspire pathos.

2. (literature, the arts) Risible failure on the part of a work of art to properly affect its audience, particularly owing to:

3. (literature, the arts) The ironic use of such failure for satiric or humorous effect.

4. (uncommon) A nadir, a low point particularly in one's career.