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molehill mountaineer

molehill mountaineer noun: a person who habitually exaggerates or overemphasizes minor issues.

Noun

molehill mountaineer (plural molehill mountaineers)

  1. (derogatory, idiomatic) A person who habitually exaggerates or overemphasizes minor issues.
    • Molehill mountaineers of the press consequently had to make what they could of the record: […]1939 December 4, “The Presidency: Quiet”, in TIME, archived from the original on 09 Mar 2026
    • I would say you've become a "molehill mountaineer" – building big mountains from little molehills in order to avoid facing the real issue, your fear of emotional pain.1974, Renatus Hartogs, Questions Women Ask, page 111

Forms of molehill mountaineer

pluralmolehill mountaineers

Origin of molehill mountaineer

From the idiomatic expression make a mountain out of a molehill.

Questions about molehill mountaineer

What does molehill mountaineer mean?
Molehill mountaineer means a person who habitually exaggerates or overemphasizes minor issues.
What part of speech is molehill mountaineer?
Molehill mountaineer is a noun.
What is the plural of molehill mountaineer?
The plural of molehill mountaineer is molehill mountaineers.

Words near molehill mountaineer in the dictionary

  1. moleheads
  2. moleheap
  3. moleheaps
  4. molehill
  5. Molehill Green
  6. molehill mountaineer
  7. molehill mountaineers
  8. molehilled
  9. molehilling
  10. molehills
  11. molehilly

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