The Irony of a Monstrous Word At 36 letters long, it's one of the longest words in the dictionary.
It’s certainly oddly fitting that the fear of long words is named with one of the longest words in the English language: hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. This 36-letter word is practically a ...
Some psychologists view it as a form of social phobia with serious emotional effects. Because so many dismiss it as irrational, people who experience it often lack access to useful coping strategies.