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Pronunciation: [ˌə͡ʊvəsˌɛntɪmˈɛntə͡l] (IPA)

Oversentimental is a word used to describe an excessive or exaggerated display of emotions. Some synonyms for this word include maudlin, mushy, saccharine, sappy, cloying, and mawkish. Each of these words describes the sentimentality and sentiment that are associated with oversentimentality. Maudlin implies an overly emotional and tearful response to something. Mushy has a similar meaning, but it implies a lack of substance and depth in the emotions being expressed. Saccharine and sappy both suggest an extreme sweetness that is overly sentimental. Cloying suggests an excessive and unpleasant sentimentality, while mawkish refers to sentimental exaggeration that is often considered unappealing and insincere.
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  • We all have that heritage, no matter what old land our fathers left. All colors and blends of Americans have somewhat the same tendencies. It's a breed — selected out by accident. And so we're overbrave and overfearful — we're kind and cruel as children. We're overfriendly and at the same time frightened of strangers. We boast and are impressed. We're oversentimental and realistic. We are mundane and materialistic — and do you know of any other nation that acts for ideals? We eat too much. We have no taste, no sense of proportion. We throw our energy about like waste. In the old lands they say of us that we go from barbarism to decadence without an intervening culture. Can it be that our critics have not the key or the language of our culture? That's what we are, Cal — all of us. You aren't very different.
    John Steinbeck

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