What is Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia?
Correct answer: Fear of long words
IrishGirl6
Wow!! I’m scared of that word!!
Player #1137636
I wonder who gives the authority to coin phobia names?
Hanoj
Wow! I thought supercalifragilisticexpialidocious was the longest😀
Player #36712443
The real name for fear of long words is sesquipedalophobia. The hippo etc etc was made up and added to the begining of the word in a song by coedian Bryant Oden. An example of the correct word can be traced back to a Roman writer - I think it was Ovid ((not sure).
knutz61
did anyone actually read the whole word. because I didn't lol
Kavali
Did you invent it only for this game or what🤔
Sherlock
IrishGirl6, you
meka
Player #36712443, thanks for the extra research 😊
Quizzoneer FfF
I did not know that fear before I saw this one...😳😨😱
Taiwan
Hanoj,
Longest word is actually
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is nonsensical word used especially by children and fans of Disney, even listed as a word in the Oxford Dictionary
Taiwan
Player #1137636,
Any scientists or people in psychology field can name phobia names.
Taiwan
Phobia means fear 😐
ang
I would be scared too of that 1 word. fear of long words let alone the word meaning fear of long words is the longest word I have ever seen.
PinaColada
Kaval, lol no. It’s a real word.
thunder
well i guess after reading this word i am surely gonna get that phobia
Anshpreet
Shariff, exactly. they should have given a shorter term to a phobia in which people are afraid of long words... shame...
Player #43507817
This was a question earlier, but framed differently.
AQET
Mujahid Mohideen R, Yes, it is related to fear of public speaking, perhaps deriving from experiences like stumbling over a long word back in school when you had to stand up in class to read out loud.
Mujahid Mohideen R
Strange.Do someone have this phobia for real?
Shariff
this is the equivalent of making disabled people walk up steps to say they're disabled
Player #36712443
meant to type "comic song by comedian Bryant Oden"
Player #36712443
I don't believe it. I will have to check it out.
Sandra🤔.
constantgamer0421, I quite agree with you
Player #27961203
I think Trump has this! LOL
Player Elf Counsel
Intensegrandprix2930, Odd. I believe hippo refers to a horse, not just any large creature.
constantgamer0421
Player #1137636, Those whom identify the phobias..?🤔
SQinfoNUTS
Player #3833664, do you spell all these words so badly on purpose?
Player #3833664
Well def got dat fear from playing this app
Player #3746787
questionableYo,man29, I'm pissed off with this game when it keeps ripping you of, why bother collecting anything there useless,