Sesquipedalophobia
Origin
See sesquipedalian and phobia.
Full definition of sesquipedalophobia
Noun
sesquipedalophobia
(uncountable)- Fear of long words.
- 1983, Verbatim, Volume 10, page 25:But sesquipedalophobia ('hatred or fear of big words,' aptly enough) has prevailed, even among men of learning.
- 2002, 6 March, derm, Re: Are You Somebody? by O'Faolaint, That hasn't helped my sesquipedalophobia one bit...
- 2008, Abhijit Bhaduri, Married But Available, HarperCollins (2012), ISBN 9789350294826, unnumbered page:Ayesha was like a walking dictionary of phobias. She believed that I had sesquipedalophobia – the fear of long words.