Lexiphobia

What is Lexiphobia?


1.

A fear of reading; especially in public due to the anticipation of words that are difficult to pronounce or are unfamiliar to the reader.

When asked to read the Preamble to the Constitution, a student froze mid-sentence and fainted on stage. This was subsequently attributed to lexiphobia.

See glossophobia, fear, anxiety, stuttering, stammering


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