Mysophobia — is a term used to describe a pathological fear of contamination and germs. Someone who has such a fear is referred to as a mysophobe. The term was introduced by Dr. William Alexander Hammond in 1879 when describing a case of obsessive compulsive… … Wikipedia
mysophobia — (n.) dread of dirt or defilement, 1879, from Gk. mysos uncleanliness, from PIE *meus damp (see MOSS (Cf. moss)) + PHOBIA (Cf. phobia) … Etymology dictionary
mysophobia — mysophobic, adj. /muy seuh foh bee euh/, n. Psychiatry. a dread of dirt or filth. [1875 80; < NL, equiv. to myso ( < Gk mýs(os) filth) + O + phobia PHOBIA] * * * … Universalium
mysophobia — noun An abnormal fear of dirt See Also: mysophobe, mysophobic … Wiktionary
mysophobia — Morbid fear of dirt or defilement from touching familiar objects. SYN: rhypophobia. [G. mysos, defilement, + phobos, fear] * * * my·so·pho·bia or mi·so·pho·bia fō bē ə n abnormal fear of or distaste for uncleanliness or contamination… … Medical dictionary
mysophobia — fear of contamination or dirt Phobias … Phrontistery dictionary
mysophobia — n. abnormal fear of filth (Psychiatry) … English contemporary dictionary
mysophobia — my·so·pho·bia … English syllables
mysophobia — 1. A fear of contamination 2. The fear of uncleanliness … Grandiloquent dictionary
mysophobia — n. dread of dirt. ♦ mysophilia, n. unnatural attraction to dirt … Dictionary of difficult words
