hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˌhɪ.pə.pɒ.təˈmɒn.strəˌsɛ.skwɪ.pɪˈdeɪ.lɪəˌfoʊ.bɪə/

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• Hyphenation: hip‧po‧po‧to‧mon‧stro‧ses‧qui‧pe‧dal‧i‧o‧pho‧bi‧a

Noun

Singular hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia

Plural none

1. (uncountable) The fear of long words.

   Ben suffers from a normal form of hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia.

Synonyms

• sesquipedal(i)ophobia

Related words

• sesquipedalian