Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

molysmophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: molysmo-pho-bia
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A morbid fear of dirt, germs or contamination.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"And the psychiatrist himself did not feel totally devoid of some symptoms of molysmophobia, the obsessive fear of contagion."

Etymology

Ancient Greek molysma, filth, infection, + phobos, fear.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does molysmophobia mean?: A morbid fear of dirt, germs or contamination.
Where does molysmophobia come from?: Ancient Greek molysma, filth, infection, + phobos, fear.

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