hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia

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• UK: /ˌhɪ.pəˌpɒ.tə(ʊ)ˈmɒn.stɹə(ʊ)ˌsɛs.kwɪ.pɪˌdɑːl.ɪ.ə(ʊ)ˈfəʊ.bɪ.ə/
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From hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian, in turn an extension of sesquipedalian with ad hoc combining forms of Latin monstrum (“monster”) and hippopotamus (intended to exaggerate the length of the word itself and the idea of the size of the words being feared), + -phobia.

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Catalan: hipopotomonstrosesquipedaliofòbia — the fear of long words
• Chinese Mandarin: 長單詞恐懼症 /长单词恐惧症 (cháng dāncí kǒngjùzhèng) — the fear of long words
• Danish: hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliofobi — the fear of long words
• Danish: angst for lange ord — the fear of long words
• Finnish: pitkien sanojen pelko — the fear of long words
• French: hippopotomonstrosesquipédaliophobie — the fear of long words
• French: hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobie — the fear of long words
• German: Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobie — the fear of long words
• German: Sesquipedalophobie — the fear of long words
• Hawaiian: kipona makaʻu huaʻōlelo loloa — the fear of long words
• Hindi: लम्बे शब्दों का भय (lambe śabdõ kā bhay) — the fear of long words
• Hungarian: hippopotomonsztroszeszkvipedaliofóbia — the fear of long words
• Italian: ippopotomostrosesquipedaliofobia — the fear of long words
• Italian: hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliofobia — the fear of long words
• Italian: sesquipedaliofobia — the fear of long words
• Japanese: 長大語恐怖症 (chodaigokyofusho) — the fear of long words
• Korean: 긴 단어 공포증 (gin daneo gongpojeung) — the fear of long words
• Macedonian: хипопотомонстросесквипедалиофо́бија (hipopotomonstroseskvipedaliofóbija) — the fear of long words
• Malay: hipopotomonstroseskuipedaliofobia — the fear of long words
• Norwegian: hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliofobi — the fear of long words
• Polish: hipopotomonstroseskwipedaliofobia — the fear of long words
• Portuguese: hipopotomonstrosesquipedaliofobia — the fear of long words
• Portuguese: sesquipedaliofobia — the fear of long words
• Russian: гиппопотомонстросескиппедалофо́бия (gippopotomonstroseskippedalofóbija) — the fear of long words
• Russian: боя́знь дли́нных слов (bojáznʹ dlínnyx slov) — the fear of long words
• Sanskrit: दीर्घशब्दभयः (dīrghaśabdabhayaḥ) — the fear of long words
• Spanish: hipopotomonstrosesquipedaliofobia — the fear of long words
• Spanish: sesquipedaliofobia — the fear of long words
• Swedish: långordsrädsla — the fear of long words
• Turkish: hippopotomonstroseskipedaliyofobi — the fear of long words