bathos

US /ˈbeɪ.θɑːs/
UK /ˈbeɪ.θɑːs/
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Bathos, Stilbruch

an abrupt change in style from the sublime or lofty to the ridiculous or trivial

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The dramatic scene ended in bathos when the hero tripped over his own feet.
Die dramatische Szene endete in Bathos, als der Held über seine eigenen Füße stolperte.
The poet's attempt at grandeur often devolved into unintentional bathos.
Der Versuch des Dichters, Erhabenheit zu erreichen, artete oft in unbeabsichtigten Bathos aus.