Word of the Day: Hyperbaton

Can you pronounce hyperbaton?

March 13, 2026

Today's Word Brought to You By noun 1. A transposition or inversion of idiomatic word order (as "echoed the hills" for "the hills echoed"). Today's Word Brought to You By   19 Things to Cut When Money Gets Tight (Most People Ignore #11) Your money is getting tight, and prices are going up. Figuring out what to cut back on can feel overwhelming. Here's what you can do: Read our list of money-saving strategies below, and start with one or two today. Even doing just one can help you breathe a little easier. Learn More *This content is brought to you by our sponsor, which helps keep our content free. "The poem uses hyperbaton to make simple ideas sound epic." "'Gone are my keys' is a small example of hyperbaton in everyday speech." "The writer threw in some hyperbaton to give the line extra punch." Greek, late 16th century You're more likely to hear examples of hyperbaton than you are to hear the word itself. From the Latin "hyperbatos," meaning "transposed, inverted," and the Greek "hyperbainein," meaning ... Continue Reading 19 Things to Cut When Money Gets Tight (Most People Ignore #11) Your money is getting tight, and prices are going up. Figuring out what to cut back on can feel overwhelming. Here's what you can do: Read our list of money-saving strategies below, and start with one or two today. Even doing just one can help you breathe a little easier. Learn More *This content is brought to you by our sponsor, which helps keep our content free. Do you remember these words?

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