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| − | '''Sesquipedalophobia''' (ses-quip-ped-ali-o-phob-i-a) is, as ridiculous as it may sound to many, the word devised by western medicine to refer to the fear of long words. | + | '''Sesquipedalophobia''' (ses-quip-ped-ali-o-phob-i-a) is, as ridiculous as it may sound to many, the word devised by western medicine to refer to the [[fear]] of long words. |
==Symptoms== | ==Symptoms== | ||
The officially officially recognized symptoms are: | The officially officially recognized symptoms are: | ||
| − | *Feeling of panic | + | *Feeling of [[panic]] |
| − | *Feeling of terror | + | *Feeling of [[terror]] |
*Feeling of dread | *Feeling of dread | ||
*Rapid heartbeat | *Rapid heartbeat | ||
*Shortness of breath | *Shortness of breath | ||
| − | *Nausea | + | *[[Nausea]] |
*Dry mouth | *Dry mouth | ||
*Trembling | *Trembling | ||
| − | *Anxiety<ref>http://www.rightdiagnosis.com/h/hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia/symptoms.htm</ref> | + | *[[Anxiety]]<ref>http://www.rightdiagnosis.com/h/hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia/symptoms.htm</ref> |
==Extreme cases== | ==Extreme cases== | ||
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{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Phobias]] | ||
[[Category:Psychiatric Disorders]] | [[Category:Psychiatric Disorders]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:33, February 2, 2017
Sesquipedalophobia (ses-quip-ped-ali-o-phob-i-a) is, as ridiculous as it may sound to many, the word devised by western medicine to refer to the fear of long words.
Symptoms
The officially officially recognized symptoms are:
- Feeling of panic
- Feeling of terror
- Feeling of dread
- Rapid heartbeat
- Shortness of breath
- Nausea
- Dry mouth
- Trembling
- Anxiety[1]
Extreme cases
A cynical person might think this was done to make the problem worse, but for those with extreme cases of this disorder, but "Hippopotomonstro" is sometimes added to this word to represent a severe intensity of the phobia.[2] This results in the 35-letter word "Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia" sometimes misspelled with an extra "p" as "hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia."