Mysophilia
/ˌmaɪsəʊ̆ˈfɪlɪə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A sexual dependency on something soiled or filthy, usually a kind of undergarment after use. uncountable
"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."
- 2 abnormal attraction to filth wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"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."
Etymology
From myso- + -philia.