📚 noun • entry_id 33095
hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia
/ˌhɪ.pəˌpɒ.tə(ʊ)ˈmɒn.stɹə(ʊ)ˌsɛs.kwɪ.pɪˌdɑːl.ɪ.ə(ʊ)ˈfəʊ.bɪ.ə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
hipopotomonstrosesquipedaliofobia • sesquipedaliofobia
The fear of long words.
Ben suffers from hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia, so he seldom uses words of more than three syllables.
However, we assume that despite the best endeavours of science, some phobias will always remain. These include paraskavedekatriaphobia, or fear of Friday the 13th. And hippopotomon…
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