Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Misspelling of hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia. alt-of, misspelling

    "If the sight of a very long word makes you rigid with terror, look away now. For the correct term for such a condition is, ironically, hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia."

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sesquipedaliophobiasesquipedalophobiasesquipedalophobia

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"The otolaryngologist suffered from hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia."

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