Bathos and Hardheadedness

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Bathos noun - The state or quality of having an excess of tender feelings (as of love, nostalgia, or compassion).

Usage example: a novel that wallows in bathos

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Hardheadedness is an antonym for bathos.

Hardheadedness noun - A steadfast adherence to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion.

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Bathos is an antonym for hardheadedness.

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