Rupophobia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɹu.pəʊˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Rupophobia is a noun meaning The fear of rubbish or dirt.
Meaning
The fear of rubbish or dirt.
Example Sentences
In fact it is known that in rupophobia there is always an obsessional component.
Today we see the triumph of hyper-hygiene, a sort of rupophobia. In a consumerist and fetishist way, this prescribes appearance, aesthetics, and narcissism.
Patients with rupophobia, the fear of dirt, are at times encountered by the dermatologist. Some of these patients present a traumatic dermatitis, or a self inflicted lesion of the skin.
Synonyms for rupophobia
Depending on context, synonyms include mysophobia, ablutomania.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include disposophobia, mysophobia, aporophobia, misophobia, mysophobe, cacophobia.
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