Another word for maudlinism

The quality or condition of being affectedly or overly emotional

• bathos

  1. An abrupt change in style, usually from high to low; an unintended transition of style; an anticlimax.
  2. An abrupt, presumably unintended juxtaposition of the exalted and the commonplace, producing a ludicrous effect.
  3. An abrupt, often ludicrous change from the lofty to the ordinary or trivial in writing or speech; unintentional anticlimax

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  1. An abrupt change in style, usually from high to low; an unintended transition of style; an anticlimax.
  2. An abrupt, presumably unintended juxtaposition of the exalted and the commonplace, producing a ludicrous effect.
  3. An abrupt, often ludicrous change from the lofty to the ordinary or trivial in writing or speech; unintentional anticlimax

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• mawkishness

  1. The property of being mawkish.

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  1. The property of being mawkish.

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• sentimentalism

  1. A predilection for the sentimental.
  2. The habit, quality, or condition of being sentimental
  3. A liking for sentimental things

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  1. A predilection for the sentimental.
  2. The habit, quality, or condition of being sentimental
  3. A liking for sentimental things

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• sentimentality

  1. Any expression of this
  2. The quality or condition of being sentimental, esp. in a superficial or maudlin way
  3. The quality or condition of being sentimental, especially excessively or extravagantly so.

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  1. Any expression of this
  2. The quality or condition of being sentimental, esp. in a superficial or maudlin way
  3. The quality or condition of being sentimental, especially excessively or extravagantly so.

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• mush

  1. A thick porridge made by boiling meal, esp. cornmeal, in water or milk
  2. (Informal) Mawkish sentimentality, affection, or amorousness.
  3. (Informal) Maudlin sentimentality

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  1. A thick porridge made by boiling meal, esp. cornmeal, in water or milk
  2. (Informal) Mawkish sentimentality, affection, or amorousness.
  3. (Informal) Maudlin sentimentality

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• mushiness

  1. The characteristic of being mushy.

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  1. The characteristic of being mushy.

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• schmaltz

  1. Highly sentimental and banal music, literature, etc.
  2. Liquid fat, especially chicken fat.
  3. Maudlin sentimentality.

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  1. Highly sentimental and banal music, literature, etc.
  2. Liquid fat, especially chicken fat.
  3. Maudlin sentimentality.

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• schmaltziness

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• sloppiness

  1. (Uncountable) The property of being sloppy.
  2. (Countable) The result or product of being sloppy.

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  1. (Uncountable) The property of being sloppy.
  2. (Countable) The result or product of being sloppy.

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• sappiness

  1. The property of being sappy.

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  1. The property of being sappy.

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