hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˌhɪ.pəˌpɒ.tə(ʊ)ˈmɒn.stɹə(ʊ)ˌsɛs.kwɪ.pɪˌdɑːl.ɪ.ə(ʊ)ˈfəʊ.bɪ.ə/

Noun

hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia (uncountable)

1. (humorous) The fear of [[long words.]]

   Ben suffers from hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia so he seldom uses words of more than three syllables.

Synonyms

• sesquipedalophobia

Related terms

• hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian
• sesquipedalian

Translations

• French: hippopotomonstrosesquipédaliophobie, (common misspelling) hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobie
• German: Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobie, Sesquipedalophobie
• Italian: ippopotomostrosesquipedaliofobia, hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliofobia, sesquipedaliofobia
• Portuguese: hipopotomonstrosesquipedaliofobia, sesquipedaliofobia
• Russian: гиппопотомонстросескиппедалофо́бия
• Spanish: hipopotomonstrosesquipedaliofobia, sesquipedaliofobia

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