Germophobian.¹

Brit.

/ˌdʒəːmə(ʊ)ˈfəʊbɪə/, U.S.

/ˌdʒərməˈfoʊbiə/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with English elements. Etymons: proper name Germany , -o- connective, -phobia comb. form.

Etymology: < Germ- (in the name of Germany: see German n.) + -o- connective + -phobia comb. form. Compare earlier Germanophobia n.

rare.

= Germanophobia n.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social attitudes > patriotism > fear or dislike of other nations > [noun] > specific nations

Anglophobia1793

Gallophobia1803

anti-Gallicanism1805

Scotophobia1828

Russophobia1836

anti-Americanism1844

Germanophobia1852

Francophobia1870

Russophobism1875

Sinophobia1876

Teutophobia1876

Judaeophobia1881

Teutonophobia1886

Germophobia1887

Teutophobism1904

anti-Britishism1909

Sovietophobia1955

1887 Logansport (Indiana) Daily Pharos 24 Feb. 1/5 (heading) Arrested for ‘Germophobia’... M. Peygramont, director of Le Revanche (newspaper) was arrested Wednesday afternoon in consequence of the publication in his paper of inflammatory articles on the German elections.

1929 G. S. Hutchison Silesia Revisited vii. 107 No one, but a partisan who has permitted Germophobia to become a dominant passion, could reasonably support the view advanced in some quarters that any change in Germany's eastern frontier will be provocative of a war condition.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

germophobian.²

Brit.

/ˌdʒəːməˈfəʊbɪə/, U.S.

/ˌdʒərməˈfoʊbiə/

Forms: 1800s– germophobia, 1900s– germaphobia.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: germ n., -o- connective, -phobia comb. form.

Etymology: < germ n. + -o- connective + -phobia comb. form. Compare germophobe n.

Intense or irrational fear of germs.In quot. 1893 as part of an extended metaphor.

ΚΠ

1893 Med. Rec. 5 Aug. 168/2 Law is intended for sinners; and germophobia does its fine work among the criminal classes—those who get sick, I mean, through wilful or indifferent violation of the hygienic precepts of the physical decalogue.

1907 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 17 Apr. 4/3 Germophobia is the fad of the day. Down with the microbes.

1990 Phoenix New Times (Nexis) 21 Mar. 99 An enterprising Vegas shrink could probably build a whole practice treating Elvises with eating disorders and Michael Jacksons with ‘germaphobia’.

2008 E. Royte Bottlemania ii. 42 Fiji exploits this subliminal germophobia with its slogan ‘Untouched by Man’.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	germophobia
释义	Germophobian.¹ Brit. /ˌdʒəːmə(ʊ)ˈfəʊbɪə/, U.S. /ˌdʒərməˈfoʊbiə/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with English elements. Etymons: proper name Germany , -o- connective, -phobia comb. form. Etymology: < Germ- (in the name of Germany: see German n.) + -o- connective + -phobia comb. form. Compare earlier Germanophobia n. rare. = Germanophobia n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > patriotism > fear or dislike of other nations > [noun] > specific nations Anglophobia1793 Gallophobia1803 anti-Gallicanism1805 Scotophobia1828 Russophobia1836 anti-Americanism1844 Germanophobia1852 Francophobia1870 Russophobism1875 Sinophobia1876 Teutophobia1876 Judaeophobia1881 Teutonophobia1886 Germophobia1887 Teutophobism1904 anti-Britishism1909 Sovietophobia1955 1887 Logansport (Indiana) Daily Pharos 24 Feb. 1/5 (heading) Arrested for ‘Germophobia’... M. Peygramont, director of Le Revanche (newspaper) was arrested Wednesday afternoon in consequence of the publication in his paper of inflammatory articles on the German elections. 1929 G. S. Hutchison Silesia Revisited vii. 107 No one, but a partisan who has permitted Germophobia to become a dominant passion, could reasonably support the view advanced in some quarters that any change in Germany's eastern frontier will be provocative of a war condition. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). germophobian.² Brit. /ˌdʒəːməˈfəʊbɪə/, U.S. /ˌdʒərməˈfoʊbiə/ Forms: 1800s– germophobia, 1900s– germaphobia. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: germ n., -o- connective, -phobia comb. form. Etymology: < germ n. + -o- connective + -phobia comb. form. Compare germophobe n. Intense or irrational fear of germs.In quot. 1893 as part of an extended metaphor. ΚΠ 1893 Med. Rec. 5 Aug. 168/2 Law is intended for sinners; and germophobia does its fine work among the criminal classes—those who get sick, I mean, through wilful or indifferent violation of the hygienic precepts of the physical decalogue. 1907 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 17 Apr. 4/3 Germophobia is the fad of the day. Down with the microbes. 1990 Phoenix New Times (Nexis) 21 Mar. 99 An enterprising Vegas shrink could probably build a whole practice treating Elvises with eating disorders and Michael Jacksons with ‘germaphobia’. 2008 E. Royte Bottlemania ii. 42 Fiji exploits this subliminal germophobia with its slogan ‘Untouched by Man’. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1887n.²1893
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