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mysophobia

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An abnormal fear of uncleanliness, dirt, or contamination.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Françaismysophobie
Italianomisofobia
2 more languages
Magyarmizofóbia
Polskimizofobia

Examples

“Presenting 14 unnerving segments, featured phobias include⟳ caetophobia (fear of hairs), henophobia (fear of young virgin girls), coprophobia (fear of feces), mysophobia (fear of contamination and germs), mazeophobia (fear of being lost), astrophobia (fear of celestial objects), mageirocophobia (fear of cooking) and oneirophobia (fear of dreams).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Mysore Mysore thorn Mysorean mysost myspace MySpace angle

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