mawkish

ˈmɔkɪʃ
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Translation of mawkish into German

Adjective

excessive emotion

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showing too much emotion in a silly or fake way
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  • His mawkish speech made everyone uncomfortable.Seine rührselige Rede brachte alle in Verlegenheit.
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Examples of mawkish in a sentence

  • He received a mawkish card that embarrassed everyone.

Translations of "mawkish" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
rührseligadj.

I found the ending to be overly mawkish, relying too much on emotional clichés.

Ich fand das Ende übermäßig rührselig und zu sehr von emotionalen Klischees abhängig.

And then like mawkish humans became attached to it.

Rührselig wie die Menschen hingen sie dann daran.

His mawkish speech at the wedding brought tears to some, but laughter to others.

Seine rührselige Rede auf der Hochzeit brachte einige zum Weinen, andere zum Lachen.

She dismissed the mawkish poetry as amateurish and lacking true feeling.

Sie tat die rührselige Poesie als amateurhaft und gefühllos ab.

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Other translations for mawkish:

  • sentimentaladj.
  • kitschigen

mawkish: Examples and translations in context

Despite the mawkish sentiment, the painting lacked genuine emotion and depth.

Trotz des rührseligen Gefühls mangelte dem Gemälde an echter Emotion und Tiefe.

They couldn't stand the mawkish tone of the television drama, preferring something grittier.

Sie konnten den rührseligen Ton der Fernsehdrama nicht ertragen und zogen etwas Griffigeres vor.

She loved the mawkish love songs, even though they made others roll their eyes.

Sie liebte die rührseligen Liebeslieder, obwohl sie andere die Augen verdrehen ließen.

His mawkish letter to his ex seemed desperate and lacked any real emotion.

Sein rührseliger Brief an seine Ex wirkte verzweifelt und ohne echte Emotion.

He avoided mawkish conversations, preferring topics that sparked intellectual debate instead.

Er vermied rührselige Gespräche und zog Diskussionen vor, die intellektuelle Debatten anregten.

You're talking mawkish nonsense you remembered from cheap films.

Das ist rührseliger Unsinn aus einem billigen Film.

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