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 antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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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