Wednesday, 29 May 2013

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

What is word "Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia" ?

We all know what 'Phobia' means : it is the fear of something.
'Hippopoto' comes from 'hippopotamus', and 'monstro' comes from of 'monstrum' meaning 'monster'.
'Sesquippedalio' comes from 'Sesquipedalin' meaning someone who loves to use extremenly long words.
'Sesquippedalophobia' means the fear of long words.

Sample Sentence :

I'm not like you. I suffer from a mild form of 'hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia'

Explanation :

15 Syllable word 'hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia' means : the fear of long words.

The 'hippopoto' and 'monstro' have been merely added to make the word longer !
The word can be spelt in different ways.

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