Phobias 3: Words

This quiz tests your knowledge of fears related to words. Most of the terms are genuine—but one is just for fun!

The Greek word for “fear” or “terror” is phobos, the origin of the word ending -phobia, which we use in the scientific names of various fears. Can you match the following descriptions to the correct phobia?

1. fear of dictionariesa) bibliophobiab) lexicophobiac) glossophobiad) hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobiae) logophobiaf) hellenologophobiag) onomatophobia
2. fear of long wordsa) bibliophobiab) lexicophobiac) glossophobiad) hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobiae) logophobiaf) hellenologophobiag) onomatophobia
3. fear of hearing certain words pronounceda) bibliophobiab) lexicophobiac) glossophobiad) hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobiae) logophobiaf) hellenologophobiag) onomatophobia
4. fear of public speakinga) bibliophobiab) lexicophobiac) glossophobiad) hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobiae) logophobiaf) hellenologophobiag) onomatophobia
5. fear of difficult scientific terminologya) bibliophobiab) lexicophobiac) glossophobiad) hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobiae) logophobiaf) hellenologophobiag) onomatophobia
6. fear of booksa) bibliophobiab) lexicophobiac) glossophobiad) hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobiae) logophobiaf) hellenologophobiag) onomatophobia
7. fear of wordsa) bibliophobiab) lexicophobiac) glossophobiad) hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobiae) logophobiaf) hellenologophobiag) onomatophobia