Mysophobia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mysophobia is a noun meaning An abnormal fear of uncleanliness, dirt, or contamination.
Meaning
An abnormal fear of uncleanliness, dirt, or contamination.
Example Sentences
Presenting 14 unnerving segments, featured phobias include caetophobia (fear of hairs), henophobia (fear of young virgin girls), coprophobia (fear of feces), mysophobia (fear of contamination and germs), mazeophobia (fear of being lost), astrophobia (fear of celestial objects), mageirocophobia (fear of cooking) and oneirophobia (fear of dreams).
Word Forms
- mysophobias
Synonyms for mysophobia
Depending on context, synonyms include rhypophobia, ablutomania.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include misophobia, automysophobia, mysophobe, microbiophobia, parasitophobia, germaphobia.
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