Reality is often more humorous than anything we can make up. Here are two phobias and their definitions. Can you imagine telling either patient the name of their illness?

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - Fear of long words.

Hellenologophobia - Fear of Greek terms or complex scientific terminology.

Only some cruel and demented person would invent a word 36 letters long for the fear of long words and 17 letters long for a fear of complex greek/latin scientific terminology! Both patients would have nervous breakdowns if they were ever asked to name their phychological illnesses!


SD