Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

Its not fun to say, but ironically, this is the medical term for the fear of long words.

Funny Diseases | June 6, 2007

Comments

okay, thats very ironic...but ecsactly how do you say it? somehow, i'm thinking it's name is ment to frigten people with this alment using large words smushed together.

Emma | July 27, 2007

Too funny! This one was so ironic that inspired me to do this: 0092400*deviantart*com/art/Fear-of-Long-Words-62722311

924 | August 19, 2007

I've heard this before, not sure if it's just a myth though. lol

JB | October 9, 2007

I think this should be our country national sybol for words!! =)

Dylan reeves | October 22, 2007

i dont believe this for a second, hehe :)

pika | November 6, 2007

my friend commeted that to memory

bob | December 5, 2007

It is TOTALLY TRUE. it is on the list of phobias at www.phobialist.com. Which is a completely true site. Look through, there are all sorts of bizarre phobias... (lachanophobia, fear of vegetables...)

Marissa | December 16, 2007

hahah lovvve it ;)

rita | December 28, 2007

this makes my tounge tingle hee hee!

margherita | December 28, 2007

boy at scool told me this and i totallly cud not get my tongue around it. so ironic

lorna14 | January 4, 2008

hippo-potto-mon-strows-swkip-a-dal-ee-o-fobeea

Froggy | January 16, 2008

thats how you say it? i believe it! so ironic tho...hehe

brttny98 | January 17, 2008

Whilst it is technically true, in actual fact you can use the original word sesquipedaliophobia (or sesquipedalophobia), derived from the word "sesquipedalian" (which essentially means long-winded). The hippopoto and monstro parts are an unneccessary addition, probably designed to bum-out anyone with the condition. And I should like to correct the pronunciation given above: it is actually more like hip-oh-pot-oh-mon-stro-ses-qui-ped-ay-lee-oh-foe-bee-ah

eViLegion | January 22, 2008

wow i really have that fear

danielle | February 12, 2008

All of the sudden...I'm... scared of long words. I can't even say that word, it's too scary!

sara | February 20, 2008

Who ever invented this word must have been a bloody sadist... I mean, imagine you're a doctor and you've gotta tell the poor sod who has been dyagnosed with this, that he's got a phobia that has 15 sylables in its name...

Edward Weldon | March 2, 2008

i have to agree with sara. just looking at that word is making me more and more scared of long words

john smith | March 19, 2008

i am scared of long words espeacially when i am at school because there are a lot of them i cry

Amanda Wilson | April 15, 2008

Phonetically, its Hippo-potto-monstro-sess-squip-pedalia-phobic. It is my favorite word of all time.

Mike | May 2, 2008