[ 'beɪθɒs ]
■ noun (in literature) an unintentional change in mood from the important and serious to the trivial or ridiculous.
Derivatives
bathetic bə'θɛtɪk adjective
Origin
C17: from Gk, lit. 'depth'.
[ 'beɪθɒs ]
■ noun (in literature) an unintentional change in mood from the important and serious to the trivial or ridiculous.
Derivatives
bathetic bə'θɛtɪk adjective
Origin
C17: from Gk, lit. 'depth'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004