mysophobia

[ mahy-suh-foh-bee-uh ]
/ ˌmaɪ səˈfoʊ bi ə /

noun Psychiatry.

a dread of dirt or filth.

Origin of mysophobia

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

OTHER WORDS FROM mysophobia

my·so·pho·bic, adjective

Words nearby mysophobia

mysia, mysian, mysid, mysliveček, mysophilia, mysophobia, mysore, myspace, mystagogue, mysterious, mystery

Medical definitions for mysophobia

mysophobia
[ mī′sə-fō′bē-ə ]

n.

An abnormal fear of dirt or contamination.