ablutophobia

English

Etymology

From Latin ablutio (“a washing”) + Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊbiə

Noun

ablutophobia

1. Pathological fear of washing or bathing.

Related terms

• -phobia
• ablutophobic
• ablutophobe
• phobia

Translations

pathological fear of washing or bathing

• Bulgarian: аблутофо́бия f (ablutofóbija)
• Finnish: peseytymiskammo (fi)
• German: Ablutophobie f
• Portuguese: ablutofobia f
• Turkish: ablütofobi (tr)