automysophobia

automysophobia
Morbid dread of personal uncleanliness. [auto- + G. mysos, dirt, + phobos, fear]

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au·to·my·so·pho·bia (aw″to-mi″so-foґbe-ə) [auto- + mysophobia] irrational fear of being unclean or smelling bad.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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