germophobia
noun[U]
(alsogermaphobia)uk/ˌdʒɜː.məˈfəʊ.bi.ə/us/ˌdʒɜ˞ː.məˈfoʊ.bi.ə/anextremefearordislikeofgerms(=smallorganismsthatcausedisease):
洁癖Thegrowingdemandfor sanitizers might bemotivatedby severalfactors,includingmarketingandincreasinggermophobia.对消毒剂日益增长的需求可能受到多种因素的推动，包括营销和日益增加的细菌恐惧症。
- Celebrity andmoneyseemto go hand-in-hand with germophobia.
- Somepeoplesay that germophobia has gone over thetopand we need toletourkidsbuildtheirimmunesystems.
- His germaphobia couldsignalobsessive-compulsivedisorder.
- Germaphobia,knowninmedicalcirclesas mysophobia, is anabnormalfearofdirtandgermsand isassociatedwithOCD.
Fear & phobias
- acrophobia
- aerophobia
- agoraphobia
- agoraphobic
- aquaphobia
- arachnophobia
- bogie
- catastrophize
- chill
- claustrophobia
- dread
- homophobic
- hydrophobia
- hydrophobic
- Islamophobia
- misophonia
- mortal
- mysophobia
- scare
- willie