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bathos

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Du grec ancien βάθος (« profondeur »).

noun

rhetoric Figure de style d’une gradation qui s'interrompt brusquement, créant un effet souvent comique, burlesque ou ironique.

In English

bathos unintentional failure at artistic effect

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"bathos." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/bathos. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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bathos. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/bathos

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"bathos." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/bathos.

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@misc{bathos_2026,
  title = {bathos},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/bathos},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}