ablutophobia

English

Etymology

From Latin ablutio (a washing) + Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, fear) (equivalent to -phobia).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -əʊbiə

Noun

ablutophobia (uncountable)

  1. A pathological fear of washing or bathing.
    • 2008 January 10, “Scared of this? You must be lutraphobic”, in The Daily Mail[1]:
      Others, such as ablutophobia, or the fear of bathing, are just plain anti-social.

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