mawkishness

• Nom désignant une sentimentalité excessive ou affectée, souvent caractérisée par une émotion faible ou larmoyante, ou un caractère d'une douceur fade et écoeurante.

A noun denoting excessive or insincere sentimentality, often characterized by a weakly emotional or maudlin quality.

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1. Insincere pathosC1formal

   The quality of being overly sentimental or emotional in a way that feels forced or untrue.

   Pathos forcé

   • The film's ending was ruined by mawkishness, with exaggerated tears and slow-motion embraces.
   • His speech was filled with mawkishness, trying to manipulate the audience's emotions rather than speaking honestly.
   • Critics dismissed the novel as pure mawkishness, lacking any real depth.

   Synonymesbathoscorngushhokummushsaccharinityschmaltzsentimentalismsentimentalityslush

   Antonymesauthenticitygenuinenesssincerity

2. Falsely emotional sentimentalityC1informal

   An exaggerated, maudlin display of emotion that seems artificial or self-indulgent.

   Sentimentalité affectée

   • The eulogy was full of mawkishness, every line dripping with forced grief.
   • He rolled his eyes at the mawkishness of the greeting card verses.
   • The reality show thrives on mawkishness, exploiting contestants' tears for ratings.

   Synonymesbathoshokummushschmaltzsentimentalismsentimentalityslush