ablutophobia
English
Etymology
From Latin ablutio (“a washing”) + Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”) (equivalent to -phobia).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -əʊbiə
Noun
ablutophobia (uncountable)
- 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.
Related terms
Translations
pathological fear of washing or bathing
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