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Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia is a fear of long words.
The fear of long words
Assuming you mean hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia, it's a semi-serious coinage that means the fear of long words, makrokroniolexiusphobia would probably be a better coinage as it literally means "long words fear".
it is the fear of long words
(I'm ignoring spelling errors. I see at least one: there's only one P in "sesquipedalia". However, when you're dealing with such an obviously made up word in the first place, who really cares how it's spelled?)
Somebody's idea of a joke.
It's defined as "the fear of long words", but it was obviously coined mainly for the purpose of being a long word. "Macrologophobia" would be a more straightforward expression of the same idea.
Ironically, a person with this condition is afraid of long words.
It's the fear of long words- ironic really. Being scared of long words, and the name of the fear is a long word. Ironic.
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What is the oddest Phobia?
Venustraphobia - Fear of beautiful women. Panphobia - Fear of everything Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - Fear of long words (who created the word is an idiot) Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is not a real phobia, it was internet created. There's also Phobiphobia - fear of obtaining a phobia.
How many people have hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia on earth?
It is difficult to determine the exact number of people with hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (the fear of long words) as many cases go unreported. However, it is considered to be a rare phobia affecting a small percentage of the population.
What phobia is the fear of long words?
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia Note: The word above is correct and means a fear of long words!
Which is longer pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis or hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia?
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is 45 letters long... and The phobia is 36 letters long, so the lung disease is longer.
What Phobia Is it when You are Afraid of Long words?
Yes, the fear of long words does exist.There are two names for this phobia. The first is hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia. The second, a shorter version, is sesquipedalophobia.Ironically they are both long words.
What phobia has the most letters?
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is rather long, however, I don't know if it's the longest one. Ironically, it is the fear of long words.
What is hippopotomonstrosesquippaliophobia?
Hippopotomonstrosesquippaliophobia is the fear of long words. The term itself is coined to be long and difficult to pronounce, adding a touch of irony to the phobia it represents.
What part of speech is hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia?
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is a noun. It's a fear of long words.
Which is longer pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcano... or hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia?
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcano is longer . it has 37 letters .as hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia had 36
Is hippopotomonstrosequippedaliophobia a new word that means fear of words or something very similair?
Hippopotomonstrosesqippedaliophobia is the fear of long words which is funny because the phobia is a long word!
Is hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia a real word?
yes, hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is a real word, it means the fear of long words.
What is the word for a fear of long words and how do you pronounce it?
Because the person who invented the word for it wanted to make it a long word because of it's meaning, so they picked loads of latin words and stuff that meant long, big, etc. They just did it to be ironic. I think it's cruel.
