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What is the correct name for fear of words?

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Both the words Logophobia and Verbophobia mean the fear of words. Onomatophobia is the fear of hearing a certain word. Sesquipedalophobia and Hippopotomonstrosesquipedalipophobia both mean the fear of long words.

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