In a cruel twist of fate, there’s also hippopoto-monstro-sesquipedaliophobia, which some use to describe the fear of very long words. You might think it’s a bit mean to name the phobia after ...

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MDMedically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words. Also known as ...

Specific phobias are out-of-proportion fears to objects, animals or situations, and fortunately, they can be treated.