Many people have some sort of fear. Maybe it’s spiders. Or heights. Those two are some very common phobias, known as arachnephobia and acrophobia, respectively. The list of phobias can go on, and includes many phobias that most people have never heard of. This is the case for the word hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. This is the fear of big words.
What does hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia do, exactly? The symptoms may vary depending on the person’s level of fear, but they include anxiety, shaking, inability to create complete sentences, and nausea. There are more symptoms, but those are some notable ones.
What causes hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia? Like most phobias, hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia can be caused by some sort of traumatic event at a very early age. If you just read the word “hippopotomonstrosesquippedalio” and are not scared out of your mind, then be glad, because you do not have this weird phobia.
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http://common-phobias.com/hippo/phobia.htm