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Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

Challenge: Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia, or the fear of long words.

If a word is especially long then it is more likely that I won’t understand what it means. If I don’t understand what words mean I am unlikely to understand the conversation etc. Basically, it creates confusion which leads to vulnerability.

Vulnerability leads to death.

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