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germaphobe
Or ··Dz
[jur-muh-fohb]
noun
a person who has an irrational or disproportionate fear of germs and contamination.
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Other Word Forms
- germaphobia noun
- germophobia noun
- germaphobic adjective
- germophobic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of germaphobe1
First recorded in 1890–1900; germ ( def. ) + -a- connecting vowel + -phobe ( def. )
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Example Sentences
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Is he a germaphobe or a control freak?
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I’ve been described as a next-level germaphobe.
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Daniels said she told Trump – a noted germaphobe – how often she was tested for STDs.
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He self-identifies as a “germaphobe” and, in his 1997 book Art of the Comeback, identified himself as “a clean hands freak.”
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"My mum's a germaphobe, so I wrote something the foyer in our house," she laughs, breaking into melody.
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When To Use
does the term germaphobe mean?
A germaphobe, also spelled germophobe, is a person who is afraid of germs or preoccupied with cleanliness.Specifically, it can refer to a person who has an obsessive compulsion toward cleanliness to the point that their life is impacted by an urge to constantly clean their hands and living spaces. Germaphobes may or may not have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
A germaphobe, also spelled germophobe, is a person who is afraid of germs or preoccupied with cleanliness.Specifically, it can refer to a person who has an obsessive compulsion toward cleanliness to the point that their life is impacted by an urge to constantly clean their hands and living spaces. Germaphobes may or may not have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
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