Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A morbid dread of speaking.
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This particular story will be about ghosts and a rare mental condition called lalophobia, which is an irrational fear to speak.
short story archive mikandra 2008
qms commented on the word lalophobia
A lalophobia sufferer’s weak
At tasks that require he speak,
But he can do fine
With gesture and sign
So miming’s the work he should seek.
November 3, 2017