Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An abnormal fear of dirt or contamination.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A morbid fear of contamination, as of soiling one's hands by touching anything.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An abnormal fear of
dirt .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a morbid fear of dirt or contamination
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Your mysophobia is in overdrive - if you 'hover' at home I would think that would just be inviting more germs rather than sitting and giving yourself a little bit of a seal.
Stuff My Wife Says That Disturbs Me Tyler 2009
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The syndrome, called mysophobia, caused her to be left out when …
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E.G. Marshall plays Upson Pratt, a rich and ruthless businessman who lives his life sealed in his apartment, where he balances his time between perpetuating his corporate greed and battling his crippling mysophobia – a pathological fear of dirt, germs and contamination.
TEN of TERROR #3: Creepshow « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more 2009
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I actually think it is Emma Pillsbury, the school's guidance counselor who suffers from an extreme case of mysophobia, a pathological fear of dirt and germs.
Joel John Roberts: Is The "Glee" Cast Singing and Dancing Their Way into Homelessness? 2010
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I actually think it is Emma Pillsbury, the school's guidance counselor who suffers from an extreme case of mysophobia, a pathological fear of dirt and germs.
Joel John Roberts: Is The "Glee" Cast Singing and Dancing Their Way into Homelessness? 2010
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I actually think it is Emma Pillsbury, the school's guidance counselor who suffers from an extreme case of mysophobia, a pathological fear of dirt and germs.
Joel John Roberts: Is The "Glee" Cast Singing and Dancing Their Way into Homelessness? 2010
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I actually think it is Emma Pillsbury, the school's guidance counselor who suffers from an extreme case of mysophobia, a pathological fear of dirt and germs.
Joel John Roberts: Is The "Glee" Cast Singing and Dancing Their Way into Homelessness? Joel John Roberts 2010
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I actually think it is Emma Pillsbury, the school's guidance counselor who suffers from an extreme case of mysophobia, a pathological fear of dirt and germs.
Joel John Roberts: Is The "Glee" Cast Singing and Dancing Their Way into Homelessness? 2010
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I actually think it is Emma Pillsbury, the school's guidance counselor who suffers from an extreme case of mysophobia, a pathological fear of dirt and germs.
Joel John Roberts: Is The "Glee" Cast Singing and Dancing Their Way into Homelessness? 2010
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But Glee took a factory-made formula (ragtag outsiders band together through the miracles of music and infectious enthusiasm) and added self-awareness, wit, ribaldry and mysophobia (fear of germs).
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