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my⋅so⋅phil⋅i⋅a

  [mahy-suh-fil-ee-uh]
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–noun Psychiatry.
a pathological attraction to dirt or filth.
Origin:
1955–60; < NL, equiv. to myso- (< Gk mýsos filth) + -philia -philia
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Main Entry: my·so·phil·ia
Pronunciation: "mI-s&-'fil-E-&
Function: noun
: abnormal attraction to filth
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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mysophilia my·so·phil·i·a (mī'sə-fĭl'ē-ə)
n.
A pathological interest in dirt and filth, sometimes with sexual manifestations.

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