Word of the Day: Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia


 


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.


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In other words? It is the fear of long words.


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Published on May 02, 2015 22:48
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