Breaking big words into smaller components: When you come across a long word that you do not know, it can help to split it into smaller words. For example, the fear of long words can be broken ...

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia refers to the phobia or fear of long words. Feelings of shame or fear of ridicule for mispronouncing long words may cause ...

At a recent workshop that addressed communication, one guideline stuck out: “It’s okay to disagree; not okay to blame, shame or attack (others).” In our current political arena, we are ...

Verbophobia: Fear of words Wiccaphobia: Fear of witches and witchcraft Xanthophobia: Fear of the color yellow or the word yellow Zemmiphobia: Fear of the great mole rat. And, finally, there is ...

“Fear Is Just a Word,” by the New York Times reporter Azam Ahmed, tells the story of a woman determined to avenge her daughter’s death at the hands of a drug cartel.