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MYSOPHOBIA

\mˌa͡ɪsəfˈə͡ʊbi͡ə], \mˌa‍ɪsəfˈə‍ʊbi‍ə], \m_ˌaɪ_s_ə_f_ˈəʊ_b_iə]\

Definitions of MYSOPHOBIA

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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a morbid fear of dirt or contamination

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a morbid fear of dirt or contamination

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

[Greek] Unnatural dread of contact with dirt or anything unclean.

1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
By Alexander Duane

Insane dread of contamination and filth.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

A morbid fear of being polluted by contact with objects or of being unclean. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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