mysophobia

[mahy-suh-foh-bee-uh]

my·so·pho·bi·a

[mahy-suh-foh-bee-uh]
noun Psychiatry.
a dread of dirt or filth.

Origin:
1875–80; < Neo-Latin, equivalent to myso- (< Greek mýs(os) filth) + -o- + -phobia -phobia

my·so·pho·bic, adjective
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Mysophobia has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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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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