what is the phobia called that is where you are afraid of large words
2007-03-08 14:13:15 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Hippopottomonstro - sesquippedalio - phobia (without the hyphens). Memorized that for a speech. XD
2007-03-08 14:26:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedalio phobia
2007-03-08 22:17:00 · answer #2 · answered by tamara_cyan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cantspellafobia?? Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.(Black Lung)
2007-03-08 22:23:11 · answer #3 · answered by Dogness 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pneumonoÂultraÂmicroÂscopicÂsilicoÂvolcanoÂconiosis - , a 45-letter word supposed to refer to a lung disease contracted from the inhalation of fine silica dust
Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism - 30 letter - is an inherited disorder that closely simulates the symptoms, but not the consequences of pseudohypoparathyroidism, thus it has mild or no manifestations of hypoparathyroidism or tetanic convulsions.
2007-03-08 22:22:50 · answer #4 · answered by SeG 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is unbelievable. I just looked it up.
Speaking of long words.
It's...Hippopotomonsquippe - daliophobia.
The fear of long words.
There's no hyphen in it though. It's just Yahoo Answers wouldn't allow me to type in the whole word together, for some reason.
NO KIDDING! Wow.
2007-03-08 22:22:02 · answer #5 · answered by Molly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea
but I bet the longest word is supercalifragilisticxbalidosush
SCARED?? lol
2007-03-08 22:16:22 · answer #6 · answered by Springsteen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sesquipedalophobia
The "hippo" one is a fear of long words related to monsters.
2007-03-08 22:18:21 · answer #7 · answered by stacyc 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hippopotomons trosesquippedalio phobia
It has spaces for Yahoo purposes.
2007-03-08 22:16:12 · answer #8 · answered by RiverGirl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
cheers!
2007-03-08 22:17:56 · answer #9 · answered by Sarah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not-well-read-itis.
2007-03-08 22:18:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋