Word of the Day – Batrachomyomachy

Batrachomyomachy (n)

buh-trak-uhm-iy-ohm-ak-ee

To make a mountain out of a molehill; to over dramatise a situation.

A Greek word meaning “The Battle of Frogs and Mice”. It is the title of a mock-heroic epic poem about the struggle between frogs and mice by a small pond, written to parody the siege of Troy as described in The Odyssey.

Example sentences

“Oh it’s not all that bad, stop turning everything into a batrachomyomachy”

“Her life is one big batrachomyomachy, nothing ever goes right.”