adjective
- relating to or affected by mysophobia; having an excessive fear of germs or contamination
Usage: often used to describe behavior or attitudes driven by fear of dirt or disease
Examples
- Her mysophobic tendencies made her wash her hands dozens of times a day.
- The mysophobic patient insisted on wearing gloves at all times.
- His mysophobic behavior included avoiding public restrooms entirely.
- She developed mysophobic habits after reading about bacteria.
- The mysophobic individual refused to shake hands with others.