bathetic

• Beschreibt etwas, das übertrieben sentimental ist oder zu emotional wirken will und dadurch oft billig oder unecht wirkt; bezeichnet auch einen abrupteren Stilwechsel vom Erhabenen zum Lächerlichen.

Describes something that is overly sentimental or tries too hard to be emotional, often resulting in a cheap or insincere effect.

1. Effusively or insincerely emotionalC2formal

   Characterized by an exaggerated, sentimental, or overly emotional tone that often feels forced or insincere.

   Falsch gefühlvoll

   • The movie's bathetic ending made the audience roll their eyes.
   • His bathetic speech about lost love felt more like a performance than genuine grief.
   • The novel was criticized for its bathetic descriptions of poverty.

   Synonymeeffusivegushingmaudlinmawkishmelodramaticoveremotionalsaccharineschmaltzysentimentaltheatrical

   Antonymematter-of-factrestrainedunderstatedunemotionalunsentimental