Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mysophilia

/ˌmaɪsəʊ̆ˈfɪlɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mysophil-ia
IPA: /ˌmaɪsəʊ̆ˈfɪlɪə/

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sexual dependency on something soiled or filthy, usually a kind of undergarment after use.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"While here filthiness is seemingly a consequence of the fear of being soiled, it is in our cases a consciously wished for situation which might be similar to mysophilia within the psychosexual infantility."
"Mysophilia, for example, can probably only be an erotic turn-on when it is possible for people to be clean, which is something that has been possible only in comparatively recent times."
"These paraphilias include coprophilia (preoccupation with feces), urophilia (preoccupation with urine), mysophilia (preoccupation with unclean surroundings)…"

Etymology

From myso- + -philia.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: myso
Suffix: philia

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌmaɪsəʊ̆ˈfɪlɪə/

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

mysophile

Questions

How do you pronounce mysophilia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmaɪsəʊ̆ˈfɪlɪə/.
What does mysophilia mean?: A sexual dependency on something soiled or filthy, usually a kind of undergarment after use.
Where does mysophilia come from?: From myso- + -philia.

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