What does rupophobia mean?
Rupophobia means The fear of rubbish or dirt..
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/ɹu.pəʊˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ · noun
The fear of rubbish or dirt..
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.
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.
Use rupophobia when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Rupophobia means The fear of rubbish or dirt..
Common synonyms include mysophobia, ablutomania.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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