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Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia
Note: The word above is correct and means a fear of long words!
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 13y agoHippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words
Another name for this fear is Sesquipedalophobia, which is also fairly long.
Logophobia is the phobia name for the fear of words.
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∙ 14y agoYou got scared when you read the name of the phobia. And you wouldn't be reading this because you were to scared.
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∙ 11y agoThere is: Ironically, it's hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia, sure to scare anyone who has it!
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∙ 13y agoTo scare people who have it.
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What phobia is the fear of literature?
logophobia = fear of words hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia = fear of long words bibliophobia = fear of books
What does hippopotomonstrosesquippeldalio phobia?
fear of long words ironic isn't it?
What fear does hippopoto monstrose squippedalio phobia refer to?
The word hippopoto monstrose squippedalio phobia refers to the fear of long words. The word is actually put together, and not broken up into four parts. This ironic phobia is painful towards those who fear long words, as well as those who are not classified as having the phobia.
Is hippopotomonstrosequippedaliophobia a new word that means fear of words or something very similair?
Hippopotomonstrosesqippedaliophobia is the fear of long words which is funny because the phobia is a long word!
What Phobia Is it when You are Afraid of Long words?
Yes, the fear of long words does exist.There are two names for this phobia. The first is hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia. The second, a shorter version, is sesquipedalophobia.Ironically they are both long words.
What is the oddest Phobia?
Venustraphobia - Fear of beautiful women. Panphobia - Fear of everything Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - Fear of long words (who created the word is an idiot) Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is not a real phobia, it was internet created. There's also Phobiphobia - fear of obtaining a phobia.
What is the word fear in long words?
Any irrational fear - and it MUST be irrational - is a phobia and will have a long word ending in ~phobia as its medical term. A fear of snakes is not a phobia, it's perfectly proper to be afraid of snakes, but to be afraid of them in a place where they don't exist, or are most unlikely to be found, would be a phobia.
What phobia is the fear of letters?
There isn't a phobia that specifically covers letters, but "Logophobia" is the "Fear of words.".
What is The longest spelled phobia?
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia, which is the fear of long words. NO! the longest is: pneumono-ultramicroscopic-silicovolcano-coniosiphobia
What is a verb for the phobia?
Verbophobia is the fear of words.
Is there such thing as a phobia of long waits?
Yes, this phobia does exist. The fear of long waits is called Macrophobia.
What phobia has the most letters?
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is rather long, however, I don't know if it's the longest one. Ironically, it is the fear of long words.
