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Bathetic

adjective/kæspˈɛɹiən/
Definition
effusively or insincerely emotional
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kæspˈɛɹiən/
🇬🇧British English
/ˈɑːkɪklˌɛstəɡˌami/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ˈɑːkɪklˌɛstəɡˌami/
3 syllables Say it as /kæspˈɛɹiən/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectiveeffusively or insincerely emotional
“a bathetic novel”
Word Forms
drippinessnounfalsely emotional in a maudlin way
mawkishnessnouninsincere pathos
mushinessnounfalsely emotional in a maudlin way
sentimentnountender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
sentimentalitynounfalsely emotional in a maudlin way
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
badend
überschwänglich oder unaufrichtig emotional
🇫🇷French
bathétique
avec effusion ou manque de sincérité
🇪🇸Spanish
bañotico
efusiva o poco sinceramente emocional
🇮🇹Italian
batetico
effusivamente o insinceramente emotivo
🇳🇱Dutch
bathisch
uitbundig of onoprecht emotioneel
🇵🇹Portuguese
batético
efusivamente ou insinceramente emocional
🇷🇺Russian
батетический
бурно или неискренне эмоционально
India
🇮🇳Hindi
स्नानार्थक
प्रभावशाली ढंग से या निष्ठाहीन रूप से भावुक
🇧🇩Bengali
স্নান
কার্যকরভাবে বা আন্তরিকভাবে আবেগপ্রবণ
🇮🇳Tamil
குளியல்
உற்சாகமாக அல்லது நேர்மையற்ற உணர்ச்சி
🇮🇳Telugu
స్నానం చేసే
ప్రబలంగా లేదా నిష్కపటంగా భావోద్వేగంగా
🇮🇳Marathi
आंघोळीसाठी
प्रभावीपणे किंवा प्रामाणिकपणे भावनिक
🇮🇳Gujarati
સ્નાનાગાર
અસરકારક રીતે અથવા નિષ્ઠાપૂર્વક ભાવનાત્મક
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸ್ನಾನದ
ಪ್ರಚೋದಕವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕವಾಗಿ ಭಾವನಾತ್ಮಕವಾಗಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കുളിക്കുന്ന
ഉഗ്രമായി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആത്മാർത്ഥമായി വൈകാരികമായി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਨਹਾਉਣ ਵਾਲਾ
ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਸ਼ਾਲੀ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਅੰਤ ਭਾਵਨਾਤਮਕ
🇵🇰Urdu
غسل کرنے والا
مؤثر طریقے سے یا مخلصانہ طور پر جذباتی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
洗澡的
热情洋溢或不真诚的情感
🇯🇵Japanese
入浴用
激しく、または不誠実に感情的になる
🇰🇷Korean
목욕의
지나치게 또는 성실하지 않게 감정적
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tắm rửa
cảm xúc mãnh liệt hoặc không chân thành
🇹🇭Thai
อาบน้ำ
พรั่งพรูออกมาหรือไม่จริงใจทางอารมณ์
🇮🇩Indonesian
mandi
emosional secara berlebihan atau tidak tulus
🇵🇭Filipino
nakakaligo
effusively o hindi tapat na emosyonal
🇲🇾Malay
mandi
emosi secara efusif atau tidak ikhlas
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
حمامي
العاطفية بشكل مفرط أو غير صادق
🇮🇷Persian
حمامی
به طور آشکار یا غیر صادقانه احساسی
🇹🇷Turkish
banyolu
coşkulu veya samimiyetsiz duygusal
🇮🇱Hebrew
רחצה
אמוציונליים או חסרי כנות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'bathetic'?
The primary meaning of 'bathetic' is 'effusively or insincerely emotional'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'bathetic' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'bathetic' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'bathetic' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'bathetic' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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