Are words unnerving? Are
sentences scary? Are phrases frightful? Sure, spooky stories can set us on
edge. Tales of horror can be hairy. But some people are simply scared of words
in general. It’s a genuine phobia.
Verbophobia is the fear of words.
The word is derived in part
from the Latin word “verb,” which means “word.”
Verbophobia is the fear of seeing
or reading words. Folks with this fear may also dread hearing words, although
this phobia is generally focused on the written or printed word. It differs
from logophobia, which is the fear of talking or actually using words. In some
cases, verbophobia may arise from an inability to read, a reading-related
learning disability, or a past traumatic experience involving reading.
Related fears also include glossophobia
(fear of public speaking), hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (fear of
long words), and onomatophobia (fear of specific words).
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