hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia

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Definition of hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia in English English dictionary

The fear of long words. It is literally the hippopotamus- and monster-related fear of very long words

Ben is a sufferer of a mild form of hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia.

Synonyms

sesquipedaliophobia

Etymology

() From hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian, an extension of sesquipedalian with monstrum "monster" and a truncated, misspelled form of hippopotamus, intended to exaggerate the length of the word itself and the idea of the size of the words being feared; combined with phobia.