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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
my·so·pho·bi·a       [mahy-suh-foh-bee-uh] Pronunciation Key
–noun Psychiatry.
a dread of dirt or filth.
[Origin: 1875–80; < NL, equiv. to myso- (< Gk mýs(os) filth) + -o- + -phobia -phobia]

—Related forms
my·so·pho·bic, adjective
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my·so·pho·bi·a       (mī'sō-fō'bē-ə)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   An abnormal fear of dirt or contamination.


[Greek musos, uncleanness + -phobia.]

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mysophobia

noun
a morbid fear of dirt or contamination 

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mysophobia my·so·pho·bi·a (mī'sə-fō'bē-ə)
n.
An abnormal fear of dirt or contamination.

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