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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

germophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ger-mo-pho-bia
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Pathological fear of germs.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From germ + -o- + -phobia.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

germaphobia (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

germophobe germophobic

Synonyms

mysophobia bacillophobia bacteriophobia ablutomania

Questions

What does germophobia mean?
Pathological fear of germs.
Where does germophobia come from?
From germ + -o- + -phobia.

How to pronounce germophobia

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