(lal″ә-fo´be-ә) irrational fear of speaking.
Lalophobia (glossophobia, phonophobia) is the fear of speech.
lalophobia 1. A terror of talking (or of stuttering when trying to talk). 2. An excessive fear of talking or speaking. Larry, this is Fattie; I mean, Hattie! This picture illustrates a lalophobic who has a good reason to be afraid to say the wrong thing. —Word Info image © ALL rights reserved.