Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rupophobia

/ɹu.pəʊˈfəʊ.bi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rupopho-bia
IPA: /ɹu.pəʊˈfəʊ.bi.ə/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fear of rubbish or dirt.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Patients with rupophobia, the fear of dirt, are at times encountered by the dermatologist. Some of these patients present a traumatic dermatitis, or a self inflicted lesion of the skin."
"In fact it is known that in rupophobia there is always an obsessional component."
"Today we see the triumph of hyper-hygiene, a sort of rupophobia. In a consumerist and fetishist way, this prescribes appearance, aesthetics, and narcissism."

Etymology

Possibly from Ancient Greek ῥύπος (rhúpos, “filth”) + -phobia (See rhypophobia). Alternatively, related to Latin rupes (“cliff, rock”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ῥύπος, rupes
Suffix: phobia

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

rupophobic

Synonyms

mysophobia ablutomania

Rhymes With

homophobia phobia xenophobia claustrophobia agoraphobia zenobia arachnophobia photophobia trypophobia hydrophobia acrophobia coulrophobia

Questions

How do you pronounce rupophobia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹu.pəʊˈfəʊ.bi.ə/.
What does rupophobia mean?: The fear of rubbish or dirt.
Where does rupophobia come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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