mawkishness (Meaning)

Wordnet

mawkishness (n)

insincere pathos

falsely emotional in a maudlin way

Webster

The quality or state of being mawkish.

No weak antonyms found.

The mawkishness of the protagonist's tears failed to evoke any sympathy from the audience.
The film's excessive emotionalism descended into mawkishness, ruining the intended impact.
The author's tendency toward mawkishness undermines the credibility of the characters and the story.
The greeting card industry thrives on the mawkishness that people are willing to pay for.
The singer's overly sentimental rendition of the song bordered on mawkishness.
The excessive displays of affection between the characters were met with accusations of mawkishness.
The writer's mawkish attempt to portray the character's vulnerability only made them seem weak.
The film's mawkish scenes were skipped over by critics as they detracted from the overall quality.
The politician's mawkish speeches failed to resonate with the electorate, who saw through their insincerity.
The novelist's mawkish descriptions of nature grated on the nerves of readers, leaving them unimpressed.

insincere pathos, falsely emotional in a maudlin wayThe quality or state of being mawkish.

sentimentality, sentimentalism, syrup, soppiness, sirup,bathos, gooeyness, mushiness, emotion, sappiness

cynicism, cynicism, hard-heartedness, hard-heartedness,hardheadedness, hardheadedness,

The mawkishness of the protagonist's tears failed to evoke any sympathy from the audience.

The film's excessive emotionalism descended into mawkishness, ruining the intended impact.

The author's tendency toward mawkishness undermines the credibility of the characters and the story.

The greeting card industry thrives on the mawkishness that people are willing to pay for.