mawkishness

ˈmɔːkɪʃnəs
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Translation of mawkishness into German

Noun

emotion

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excessive sentimentality that seems insincere or exaggerated
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  • The movie's mawkishness made it hard to watch.Die Sentimentalität des Films machte es schwer, ihn anzusehen.
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Examples of mawkishness in a sentence

  • The novel's mawkishness turned off many readers.

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

Noun
dieSentimentalitätnf.

Her expression was marked by mawkishness, as she reminisced about their long-lost friendship.

Ihr Ausdruck war von Sentimentalität geprägt, als sie an ihre längst vergangene Freundschaft dachte.

During the documentary, moments of mawkishness interfered with the serious themes it aimed to present.

Während der Dokumentation störten Momente der Sentimentalität die ernsthaften Themen, die sie darstellen wollte.

dieLarmoyanznf.

This episodic, multifaceted anti-war film is based on Konrad Wolf's memories and describes the horrors of war without pathos and mawkishness and makes Germany's guilt obvious.

Der nach Erinnerungen Konrad Wolfs facettenreich in Episoden gestaltete Antikriegsfilm beschreibt ohne Pathos und Larmoyanz die Schrecken des Krieges und macht die Schuld der Deutschen deutlich.

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Other translations for mawkishness:

  • Gefühlsduseleinf.
  • Rührseligkeitnf.
  • Süßlichkeitn.

mawkishness: Examples and translations in context

I found the movie enjoyable despite its mawkishness, as it still delivered some heartfelt moments.

Ich fand den Film trotz seiner Sentimentalität unterhaltsam, da er trotzdem einige herzliche Momente bot.

Despite the mawkishness of his messages, she appreciated the effort he put into each one.

Trotz der Sentimentalität seiner Nachrichten schätzte sie die Mühe, die er in jede einzelne steckte.

In moments of mawkishness, she often turned to old family photos that made her weep.

In Momenten der Sentimentalität griff sie oft zu alten Familienfotos, die sie zum Weinen brachten.

The designer's collection was criticized for its mawkishness, lacking the edge it promised.

Die Kollektion des Designers wurde wegen ihrer Sentimentalität kritisiert, da sie die versprochene Schärfe vermisste.

His letters were often steeped in mawkishness, filled with flowery language and exaggerated feelings.

Seine Briefe waren oft von Sentimentalität durchdrungen, voller blumiger Sprache und übertriebenen Gefühlen.

Her speech was filled with mawkishness, leaving many guests uncomfortable with the excessive sentiment.

Ihre Rede war voller Sentimentalität, was viele Gäste durch die übermäßige Gefühlsduselei unangenehm berührte.

The poem's mawkishness made it hard to take the author's message seriously.

Die Sentimentalität des Gedichts erschwerte es, die Botschaft des Autors ernst zu nehmen.

The song's mawkishness annoyed me; I preferred music with a little more grit and realism.

Die Sentimentalität des Liedes störte mich; ich bevorzuge Musik mit etwas mehr Biss und Realismus.

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