Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia or sesquipedalophobia (for short) is the fear of long words. The word is mostly a joke from the fact that it's a long word itself.^[1] The phobia is the third longest word in the English language after the scientific name for titin and pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.^[2]

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. ^[3]

1. ↑ "What Is Hippopotomonstroses-quippedaliophobia?". Healthline. 2021-03-18. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
2. ↑ "The longest word in English? Here are the top 15 biggest ones". Berlitz. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
3. ↑ "What is hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia?". www.sciencefocus.com. Retrieved 2024-09-25.