sesquipedalophobia

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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Fear of long words.

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"But sesquipedalophobia ('hatred or fear of big words,' aptly enough) has prevailed, even among men of learning."
"That hasn't helped my sesquipedalophobia one bit..."
"Ayesha was like a walking dictionary of phobias. She believed that I had sesquipedalophobia – the fear of long words."

Etymology tree English sesquipedalian Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English sesquipedalophobia From sesquipedalian + -phobia.

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What does sesquipedalophobia mean?

Fear of long words.

Where does sesquipedalophobia come from?

Etymology tree English sesquipedalian Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English sesquipedalophobia From sesquipedalian + -phobia.

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