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hippopotomonstrosesquipadeliophobia

fear of long words
sometimes spelled with a double p on the quipadelio part
Dude 1: "I heard Dude 4 has hippopotomonstrosesquipadeliophobia"
Dude 2: "O rly?"

hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia 

The fear of ridiculously lengthy words, which is also a freakishly lengthy word.
Seems ironic.
Michael: Doctor, something's wrong with me.
Doctor: Hm. Seems like a case of hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia.
Michael: Ah! What the?!
Doctor: Don't worry, it's highly treatable. Unlike Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
Michael: AAAHH! The horror! *Michael jolts out of the room, in terror and fear.*

hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia 

The fear of ridiculously long words. Strangely enough, it is a long words itself.
Mike: Doctor, I think I have a fear if lengthy words.
Doctor: Hm. Seems like a case of Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia.
Mike: Ahh! What the?!
Doctor: Don't worry, it's highly treatable. Unlike Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
Mike: AAAHH! The horror!! (Mike jolts out of the room, in terror and fear)

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobe 

"Such a shame, Bryson couldn't get past the second word when we tried doing that weird 'long word spelling quiz', because he was a hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobe; he nearly fainted when he heard the word 'pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis'..."

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia 

the fear of long words
john was terrified when he heard he had Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia because it was a long word

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia 

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words
i am sorry mister but i am afraid you have Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia