Rupophobia

//ɹu.pəʊˈfəʊ.bi.ə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The fear of rubbish or dirt. uncountable

    "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."

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ablutomaniamysophobia

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"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."

Etymology

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

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