mawkishness
/ˈmɔːkɪʃnəs/
noun
- Excessive or fake sentimentality; emotional behavior that seems weak or insincere.
- Critics complained about the mawkishness of the speech, which felt more like a soap opera than a tribute.
- The movie's mawkishness made it hard to take the sad scenes seriously.
- She rolled her eyes at the mawkishness of the Valentine's Day display in the store.
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