mysophilia

[ mahy-suh-fil-ee-uh ]
/ ˌmaɪ səˈfɪl i ə /

noun Psychiatry.

a pathological attraction to dirt or filth.

Origin of mysophilia

1955–60; < New Latin, equivalent to myso- (< Greek mýsos filth) + -philia -philia

Words nearby mysophilia

Medical definitions for mysophilia

mysophilia
[ mī′sə-fĭlē-ə ]

n.

A pathological interest in dirt and filth, sometimes with sexual manifestations.