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Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

 The meaning of the word hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is fear of long words, i. e. it is a kind of phobia.

 Sources:

• https://www.healthline.com/health/hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia

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I know a hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia joke.

"Doctor, I'm afraid of long words."

"It's not a big problem. You just have got hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.

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[Colby65]

I DON'T FEAR LONG WORDS but Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is one of the longest words in the dictionary  and, ironically, it is the name for a fear of long words. Sesquipedalophobia is another term for the phobia.

The American Psychiatric Association doesn’t officially recognize this phobia. Instead, hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is considered a social phobia.

The new edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) outlines a very specific definition for social phobias. Medical professionals use the DSM-5 to help them make diagnoses.