# pile Pelion on Ossa

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To make a difficult situation even worse.

## Etymology
From the Ancient Greek story of Otus and Ephialtes, who piled Mount Pelion on Mount Ossa in an attempt to storm Mount Olympus.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pile-pelion-on-ossa