Meaning & use
Germophobe
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a person with an excessive or irrational fear of germs and contamination.
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As a germophobe, he carries hand sanitizer everywhere and avoids shaking hands.
The hotel's spotless lobby put even the most dedicated germophobe at ease.
A note on using this word
An informal blend of "germ" and "-phobe," popularized in everyday speech rather than formal clinical language, where "mysophobia" is the technical term.
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