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A morbid fear of dirt or contamination
Answer for the clue "A morbid fear of dirt or contamination ", 10 letters:
mysophobia
Word definitions for mysophobia in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a morbid fear of dirt or contamination
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. An abnormal fear of dirt.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"dread of dirt or defilement," 1879, from Greek mysos "uncleanliness," from PIE *meus- "damp" (see moss ) + -phobia .
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Mysophobia , also known as verminophobia , germophobia , germaphobia , bacillophobia and bacteriophobia , is a pathological fear of contamination and germs . The term was coined by Dr. William Alexander Hammond in 1879 when describing a case of obsessive-compulsive ...