germophobic

English

Alternative forms

• germaphobic

Etymology

From germ +‎ -o- +‎ -phobic.

Adjective

germophobic (comparative more germophobic, superlative most germophobic)

1. Morbidly afraid of germs.
   • 2009 August 16, Max Byrd, “Rosie and Friends”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     But it’s aglow with unforgettable characters like the bawdy boy who shares the young Prosper’s hospital ward and Prosper’s sad, germophobic mother.

Related terms

• germophobia
• germophobe