Kakorrhaphiophobia n. The morbid fear of failure.
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The worst part about having
kakorrhaphiophobia? Always being afraid you’ll pronounce it wrong.
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Each Tuesday, we’ll offer up a
Superior Word for the edification of our Superior Readers, via the
volumes of the inimitable Peter Bowler. You can purchase all or any of
the four Superior Person’s Books of Words from the Godine website. Kakorrhaphiophobia appears in the Second.
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