sesquipedalophobia
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From sesquipedalian + -phobia.
Noun[edit]
sesquipedalophobia (uncountable)
- Fear of long words.
- 1983, Verbatim[1], volume 10, page 25:
- But sesquipedalophobia ('hatred or fear of big words,' aptly enough) has prevailed, even among men of learning.