"Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia is quite a long word, isn't it?" "Yes, but do you know what it means?" "Actually, I don't." "It means fear of long words." "How ironic."
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Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia
//ˌhɪ.pəˌpɒ.tə(ʊ)ˈmɒn.stɹə(ʊ)ˌsɛs.kwɪ.pɪˌdɑːl.ɪ.ə(ʊ)ˈfəʊ.bɪ.ə//
Synonyms for "hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia" (3 found)
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30 translations across 22 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- hipopotomonstrosesquipedaliofòbia noun (the fear of long words)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 長單詞恐懼症 /长单词恐惧症 noun (the fear of long words)
Danish
2 entries- angst for lange ord noun (the fear of long words)
- hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliofobi noun (the fear of long words)
Finnish
1 entries- pitkien sanojen pelko noun (the fear of long words)
French
2 entries- hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobie noun (the fear of long words)
- hippopotomonstrosesquipédaliophobie noun (the fear of long words)
German
2 entries- Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobie noun (the fear of long words)
- Sesquipedalophobie noun (the fear of long words)
Hawaiian
1 entries- kipona makaʻu huaʻōlelo loloa noun (the fear of long words)
Hindi
1 entries- लम्बे शब्दों का भय noun (the fear of long words)
Hungarian
1 entries- hippopotomonsztroszeszkvipedaliofóbia noun (the fear of long words)
Italian
3 entries- hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliofobia noun (the fear of long words)
- ippopotomostrosesquipedaliofobia noun (the fear of long words)
- sesquipedaliofobia noun (the fear of long words)
Japanese
1 entries- 長大語恐怖症 noun (the fear of long words)
Korean
1 entries- 긴 단어 공포증 noun (the fear of long words)
Macedonian
1 entries- хипопотомонстросесквипедалиофо́бија noun (the fear of long words)
Malay
1 entries- hipopotomonstroseskuipedaliofobia noun (the fear of long words)
Norwegian
1 entries- hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliofobi noun (the fear of long words)
Polish
1 entries- hipopotomonstroseskwipedaliofobia noun (the fear of long words)
Portuguese
2 entries- hipopotomonstrosesquipedaliofobia noun (the fear of long words)
- sesquipedaliofobia noun (the fear of long words)
Russian
2 entries- боя́знь дли́нных слов noun (the fear of long words)
- гиппопотомонстросескиппедалофо́бия noun (the fear of long words)
Sanskrit
1 entries- दीर्घशब्दभयः noun (the fear of long words)
Spanish
2 entries- hipopotomonstrosesquipedaliofobia noun (the fear of long words)
- sesquipedaliofobia noun (the fear of long words)
Swedish
1 entries- långordsrädsla noun (the fear of long words)
Turkish
1 entries- hippopotomonstroseskipedaliyofobi noun (the fear of long words)
Sample sentences
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Ben suffers from hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia, so he seldom uses words of more than three syllables.
Source: wiktionary
However, we assume that despite the best endeavours of science, some phobias will always remain. These include paraskavedekatriaphobia, or fear of Friday the 13th. And hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia, which is fear of long words.
Source: wiktionary
Those who find this column troubling are suffering from hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia—the fear of long words. Or, more likely, rupophobia—a fear of rubbish.
Source: wiktionary
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