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bathos

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(BAY-thoss), nounA sudden change in mood from the solemn and serious to a more light-hearted, relaxed, and humorous outlook.When the clock ticked at midnight on December 31, 1999, and we moved into the new century without the computers shutting down, the grim look and worried faces disappeared, and the IT department was suddenly enveloped in a feeling of BATHOS.

Front	bathos
Back	(BAY-thoss), noun A sudden change in mood from the solemn and serious to a more light-hearted, relaxed, and humorous outlook. When the clock ticked at midnight on December 31, 1999, and we moved into the new century without the computers shutting down, the grim look and worried faces disappeared, and the IT department was suddenly enveloped in a feeling of BATHOS.

Bathos Bay Thoss Noun Sudden Change Mood Solemn Light Hearted