What is Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia?
DISPLAYTITLE '''Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia''', the [[phobia|fear]] of [[word|long words]], It is a word that is mostly a joke in the fact that it is a long word itself.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-18|title=What Is Hippopotomonstroses-quippedaliophobia?|url=https://www.healthline.com/health/hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia|access-date=2021-04-16|website=Healthline|language=en}}</ref> The word for this phobia is one of the longest words in the [[English Language]], behind some other scientific words like chemical or disease names, such as [[Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=The longest word in English? Here are the top 15 biggest ones|url=https://www.berlitz.com/blog/longest-word-english|access-date=2025-01-16|website=Berlitz|language=en}}</ref> which simply is a disease caused by breathing silica dust. Likely causes would be related to a traumatic time learning spelling. The American Psychiatric Association does not officially recognise this phobia. Instead, hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is considered a social phobia. However, there is not much evidence people actually have it. <ref>{{Cite web|title=What is hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia?|url=https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/what-is-hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia|access-date=2024-09-25|website=www.sciencefocus.com|language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia}} [[Category:Phobias]] [[Category:Long words]] {{stub}}