algophobia

[al-guh-foh-bee-uh]

al·go·pho·bi·a

[al-guh-foh-bee-uh]
noun Psychiatry.
an abnormal dread of pain.

Origin:
1895–1900; algo- + -phobia
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Algophobia has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
given to using long words.
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algophobia (ˌælɡəˈfəʊbɪə)
 
n
psychiatry an acute fear of experiencing or witnessing bodily pain

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algophobia al·go·pho·bi·a (āl'gə-fō'bē-ə)
n.
An abnormal fear of pain.

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