Bathos n. : A ludicrous descent from the elevated to the low, in writing or speech; anticlimax.

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Taxonomy
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Defination from the web:
Bathos (Greek βάθος, meaning depth), strictly speaking, refers to the expression of a humorous phrase in a way to make the humor seem unintended, ... The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest features purple prose, at times exhibiting bathos: ...