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    Learn English > English lessons and exercises > English test #130808: The Longest Words in English





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    The Longest Words in English - English lesson


     

    Lesson: The Longest Words in English

    English has some very long words—sometimes with more than 20 letters! These words are often used in science, medicine, or special fields. Learning them can help you improve your vocabulary and impress others.


    🏆 Top 20 Long English Words (with meanings)
    #WordLettersMeaning (Simple English)
    1antidisestablishmentarianism28Opposition to removing a church's official status
    2floccinaucinihilipilification29The act of thinking something is worthless
    3pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis45A lung disease caused by inhaling very fine dust
    4supercalifragilisticexpialidocious34A made-up word meaning something extraordinary
    5incomprehensibilities21Things that cannot be understood
    6uncharacteristically20In a way that is not usual for someone
    7counterrevolutionaries22People who oppose a revolution
    8psychopharmacological22Related to medicines that affect the brain
    9disproportionableness21The quality of being out of proportion
    10radioimmunoelectrophoresis26A medical lab technique
    11electroencephalographs23Devices that record brain activity
    12institutionalization20The process of becoming an institution
    13misinterpretations20Wrong or incorrect understandings
    14internationalization20The process of becoming international
    15overintellectualization24Thinking too much about intellectual things
    16semiautobiographical20Partly about one's own life
    17subcompartmentalization24Division into smaller parts
    18unconstitutionality20Being against the constitution
    19thermoelectromotive20Related to electric force produced by heat
    20counterproductiveness20The quality of being harmful or unhelpful