sesquipedaliophobia

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Alternative spellings 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

sesqui - one and a half + pedālis - feet + verbum - word + phobia - fear.

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊbiə

[edit] Alternative spellings

• sesquipedalophobia
• sesquippedalophobia (common misspelling)

[edit] Noun

sesquipedaliophobia

1. the fear of long words

   Sir, my diagnosis is that you suffer from sesquipedaliophobia.

[edit] Synonyms

• hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia