The Most Horrible English Words

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Honorificabilitudinitatibus
The word consists of 27 letters. This word appeared in the script of Shakespeare titled “Love's Labour's Lost”, which means “invincible glorious.”


Antidisestablishmentarianism
The word consists of 28 letters. This word means “opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England” as explained in Dictionary.com. It has been quoted once by the British Prime Minister, William Ewart Gladstone, 1809- 1898.


Floccinaucihihilipilification

The word comprises of 29 letters. It means “act or habit to deny the value of some particular things.”


Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
The word comprises of 34 letters. This word appeared in a movie called “Marry Poppins”, which means “good.”


Hepaticocholecystostcholecystntenterostomy

The word consists of 42 letters. It appears in the “Medical Dictionary” edited by Gao De as a surgical terminology, which refers to indirect artificial tube surgery between the intestine and gallbladder or in the gallbladder and bile duct.



Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
The word comprises of 45 letters. It appears in the eighth edition of Webster dictionary, which means “pneumoconiosis disease caused by inhaling small particles of quartzite.” Miners are particularly vulnerable to this disease.


Antipericatametaanaparcircumvolutiorectumgustpoops
of the Coprofied The word consists of 50 letters. There is a display of one French writer's ancient story in a library shelf, with this long English word as its book title.


Osseocaynisanguineoviscericartilagininervomedullary

The word consists of 51 letters. This is a terminology related to anatomy. It appeared in a novel called “Headlong Hall” written by an English writer, 1785-1866.


Aequeosalinocalcalinoceraceoaluminosocupreovitriolie
The word consists of 52 letters. This word was invented by the British Medical author, Dr. Edward Strother, 1675-1737. It is used to refer to the composition of mineral water found in England.


Bababadalgharaghtakamminarronnkonnbronntonnerronntuonnthunntrovarrhounawnskawntoohoohoordenenthurnuk
The word of consists of 100 letters. It appeared in the book titled “Finnegan wake” written by Irish author, Andean James Joyce, 1882- 1942. This word refers to the downfall of Adam and Eve.


Lopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimhypotrimmatosilphioparamelitokatakechymenokichlepikossyphophattoperisteralektr yonoptekephalliokigklopeleiolagoiosiraiosiraiobaphetraganopterygon
The word consists of 182 letters. This English word is derived from the Greece word, originating from the drama script of comedy titled “ecclesiazusae” written by a Greek writer, Aristophanes, 448- 385. It refers to spicy foods that cooked from the remaining vegetables and beef.


This word is terribly long in its length as it comprises of 1913 letters as follow:

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The above word refers to "Tryptophan synthase a protein", a chemical name for a substance that contains 267 kinds of amino acid enzymes.
 
WOW!

Edit- I just googled Floccinaucihihilipilification and it's spelled incorrectly! Jeez learn how to spell j/k
 
looks like someone started making up the first part of the word then just went crazy on the key board.. O__o
 
yikes!!! mind boggling..
 
Antidisestablishmentarianism


my daddy actually uses this word in normal convos! what an idiot
 
I have a little booklet that came with an old typing instructor that says that pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest legitimate word, plus a kid from the national spelling be mentioned it as well.
 
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That is my uncles name....We just call him "M" though...lol
 
the problem with chemistry (espcially in organic chem) is that molecule name can be as long as you want them to be. Keep on adding more side chains, and the name gets longer. There could be 30K letter words, but it wouldn't be practical
 
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