What is the fear of long words called?
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Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia   :)
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I don't like long question
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There is no official name for it- one author writes...\n\n"And by the way, my Greek friends tell me that if I want to coin the term for the fear of the future, it could be 'mellontophobia', which, like most other phobias, is not a desirable state of mind."\n\nSuresh I.S. Rattan is at the Danish Centre for Molecular Gerontology at the University of Aarhus, Denmark\n\nhttp://www.nature.com/embor/journal/v3/n10/full/embor049.html\n\nHope that helps!
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Homer used this expression thousands of years years ago in his famous epic poem the Iliad. When you are terrified, your heart starts pounding violently and there's a choking feeling in your throat. Homer reffered to that feeling as having "your heart in your mouth". For centuries that's the way many people have described the feeling of extreme terror or dread.\nMay have mispelled a ton of words, but oh well :P
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there's 'antidisestablishmentarianism' at 28 letters, meaning 'opposition to the disestablishment of the Church of England'. It is often considered the longest word as it has an actual meaning instead of being created just to be long.
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Autophobia, Islophobia and Monophobia are all words for fear of loneliness or solitude. I think what you're specifically refering to is a fear of rejection (rejection sensitivity) or fear of abandonment. I don't know what the latin/greek name is for that, but it is a common fear treated in the psych world. It is a type of social phobia.
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I have feared swings since I was a little child. I'm not sure if there is a name for a "Fear of swings." I would have nightmares of swings and the potential of injuring another. I am probably the most fearless person and possibly the craziest (I have ate bugs + other unimaginable things). I also love heights and wouldn't mind a snake or spider crawling on my skin. There should be a phobia for swings. I kinda in the process of writing an autobiography of myself for my English class, and I talked about those horrific nightmares. I would also have nightmares of me being enclosed in a cube that would become smaller and smaller. I don't believe I have Claustrophobia. Who knows???
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That would be podophobia (although I'm not sure if the word actually exists).\nI actually knew a guy (he attended one of the courses I teach) who had fear of his own feet. Can you believe it? When we made the field trip that was part of the course (to a beautiful subtropical reservation, with lakes included) he could only go in the lake if the water was muddy enough that he could not see his feet. And he always wore socks (it was summer!!!).
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sesquipedelian (having a tendency to use long words).
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I know that fear of certain fabrics (i.e. cotton) is called "Textophobia" and it is quite common. This a broad term to encompass all fears of fabrics. It need not be cotton, but any textile (fabric), whether it be cotton, rayon, nylon, wool, etc.
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1. fear of how a person would react to certain information or an expressed desire. \n\n2. Holding a grudge/resentment \n\n3. the silent treatment\n\n4. Failure to listen well or at all
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Sounds like a classic anxiety disorder.
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(m)\n\nAgoraphobia is a fear of open spaces. It is also a fear of having a panic attack in a public place, of losing control in an area from which escape may prove difficult or embarrassing.\n\nSocial Phobia is an irrational anxiety brought forth by exposure to certain social situations, leading to avoidance behaviour.\n\nSpecific Phobia is a persistent and irrational fear in response to some specific stimulus, which commonly results in avoidance of/withdrawal from that stimulus. It could be triggered by an insect or animal (zoophobia), by a situation like being trapped in an enclosed space (claustrophobia) or it could be a fear of disease (pathophobia).\n\nFear of heights is one of the most widespread of fears. In some situations a fear of heights is quite appropriate and a matter of common sense. According to psychologists, there are only two natural fears – fear of loud noises and fear of heights.\n\nHowever, a morbid fear of high places, which is the definition of acrophobia, can be very bad for you. If you found yourself in a "high" situation, it would be much better for you to have your wits about you. Feeling an intense fear while inside a safe environment such as a skyscraper is not an appropriate response.\n\nAs with many fears, acrophobia often goes hand in hand with other phobias, a fear of flying in particular. As it is a fairly common phobia, many sufferers choose to live with it rather than try to get help, accommodating their lifestyle to the limitations. This can prove crippling to many aspects of life from holidays to accommodation, even limiting your possible career options.\n\nThe best methods for curing acrophobia involve gradual desensitisation, slowly exposing the sufferer to ever-greater heights while teaching them relaxation techniques that will enable them to maintain their presence of mind. Some of the methods that work best are NLP and timeline therapy.
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As for public speaking.  MANY people have this phobia.  It is the most common phobia out there.  \n\nGetting over a phobia is easier if there is some motivation that means a lot to you in order to do it.  example:  I had a phobia about bees until my 3 year old was trapped in a hornets nest.  I did not even think about the phobia when it meant saving his life.  I still don't like bees, but I'm not as terrified of them now as I was before that.
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"The fear of worms is known as 'scoleciphobia'.\n\nRetrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worm"
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Big mouth.  The more someone talks, the more they are hiding.
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Best fear is what gets you zipping and is called eustress. The fear that turns you into a mental or physical frozen state is distress