mysophobia
noun [ U ] psychology specialized (also misophobia) uk/ˌmaɪ.səˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ us/ˌmaɪ.səˈfoʊ.bi.ə/
洁癖
fear of germs (= very small organisms that cause disease)
He lived his final years immobilized by mysophobia. 他生命的最后几年因洁癖而无法正常生活。
Germophobia is known in medical circles as mysophobia. 细菌恐惧症在医学界被称为“洁癖”。
See also: germophobia
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- She has been diagnosed with mysophobia, an irrational fear of germs.
- How does it feel to suffer from mysophobia?
- She is fastidious about herself and her home, in a way that suggests misophobia.