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germophobe /ˈdʒəməfəʊb /(also germaphobe) nounA person with an extreme fear of germs and an obsession with cleanliness: I’m not a germophobe, but everyone knows that hotel remote controls are never cleaned and are probably filthy...- Maybe they saw me not as some crazed germophobe, but as someone who was actually sick.
- He was a germophobe with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- I'm no germophobe, but I dread to think what that petri dish is breeding.
Derivativesgermophobia noun ...- I would also talk to your therapist about the germophobia issue.
- We rehearsed with the cast for a week before shooting, and we mostly told stories about our own germophobia.
- Anyway, this experience is given as the basis for his OCD/germophobia/whatever it is.
germophobic adjective ...- Less germophobic people may be content to simply replace brushes every 3 to 4 months.
- I am a little germaphobic on the public transportation system.
- Basically it says our germophobic behavior means our immune system doesn't get trained properly and thus goes berserk over harmless things.
OriginLate 19th century: from germ + -phobia. |