...or is this just extreme cruelty by the person/people who name phobia's?
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- Fear of long words.
Did the people who named this think of the repercussions of making it a ridiculously long word?????
Let's say I have this phobia and you are in a convo with me:
You: "Hey Luigi, what's the name of that phobia you are afflicted with?"
Me: "Oh it's Hippopo...... AUUUGHHHHH OH MY GOD MAKE IT STOP!!!" all said as I am crying uncontrollably and defecating all over myself from the intense fear.
What do you think?
(I know, who really cares right? Just a funny situation I thought of while going through the phobia list http://www.phobialist.com/ )[/b]