Multiple choice general knowledge

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is fear of

  1. long words

  2. short words

  3. medium words

  4. all kind of words -no matter how lengthy it is!!!

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Explanation

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the irrational fear of long words. The term is deliberately ironic - it uses a 36-letter word to describe the fear of long words, making it one of the longest words in the English language.